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About Sethidal Village

Sethidal is a mid sized village in Tiruvadanai tehsil, in the district of Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,799, made up of 919 males and 880 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1129.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 630713, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sethidal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sethidal village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Ramanathapuram
Tehsil Tiruvadanai
Pincode 630713
Area (hectares) 1129.8 hectares
Population 1,799
Male Population 919
Female Population 880
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sethidal compares

By the 2011 count Sethidal is the 39th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,899 residents. Its 1129.8 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Sethidal

Sethidal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sethidal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sethidal from other places

Sethidal lies about 34 km from Ramanathapuram, and the nearest railway station is Paramakkudi, about 28 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Sethidal
Tehsil headquarters Tiruvadanai 17 km
Nearest town Ilaiyankudi 20 km
Nearest railway station Paramakkudi 28 km
District headquarters Ramanathapuram 34 km

Villages closest to Sethidal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tiruvadanai tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Sethidal

As per the Census of India 2011, Sethidal village had a population of 1,799. That makes it the 39th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,899 residents.

Sethidal village has 919 males and 880 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sethidal has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Sethidal is 630713. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sethidal covers 1129.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sethidal falls under Tiruvadanai tehsil of Ramanathapuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Sethidal is Paramakkudi, about 28 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sethidal.

Sethidal is about 34 km from Ramanathapuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sethidal is in Tiruvadanai tehsil of Ramanathapuram district. Tiruvadanai is about 17 km away. Ilaiyankudi is about 20 km away. Paramakkudi is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kokurani (2.7 km), Sengudi (5.0 km) and Ramanathamadai (5.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Sethidal today is likely to be higher.

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