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About Rettaivayal Village

Rettaivayal is a small village in Peravurani tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 20, made up of 12 males and 8 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 667 females per 1000 males. The village covers 231.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614612, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rettaivayal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rettaivayal village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thanjavur
Tehsil Peravurani
Pincode 614612
Area (hectares) 231.06 hectares
Population 20
Male Population 12
Female Population 8
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 667
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rettaivayal compares

By the 2011 count Rettaivayal is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,336 residents. Its 231.06 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1059.

Getting to Rettaivayal

Rettaivayal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rettaivayal as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Rettaivayal from other places

Rettaivayal lies about 64 km from Thanjavur, and the nearest railway station is Peravurani, about 7.8 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 Rettaivayal
Nearest railway station Peravurani 7.8 km
District headquarters Thanjavur 64 km

Villages closest to Rettaivayal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Peravurani 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 Rettaivayal

As per the Census of India 2011, Rettaivayal village had a population of 20. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,336 residents.

Rettaivayal village has 12 males and 8 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rettaivayal has about 667 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1059.

The pincode recorded for Rettaivayal is 614612. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rettaivayal covers 231.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rettaivayal falls under Peravurani tehsil of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Rettaivayal is Peravurani, about 7.8 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Rettaivayal.

Rettaivayal is about 64 km from Thanjavur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rettaivayal is in Peravurani tehsil of Thanjavur district. Peravurani is about 7.8 km away. Thanjavur is about 64 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rettaivayal Ukkadai (under 2 km), Ruthirachinthamani (1.8 km) and Periakathikottai (2.8 km).

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

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