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About Rettakudi Village

Rettakudi is a mid sized village in Nannilam tehsil, in the district of Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,187, made up of 600 males and 587 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 262.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 609503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rettakudi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rettakudi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thiruvarur
Tehsil Nannilam
Pincode 609503
Area (hectares) 262.11 hectares
Population 1,187
Male Population 600
Female Population 587
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rettakudi compares

By the 2011 count Rettakudi is the 52nd largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,703 residents. Its 262.11 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Rettakudi

Rettakudi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rettakudi 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rettakudi from other places

Rettakudi lies about 18 km from Thiruvarur, and the nearest railway station is Punthottam, about 4.1 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 Rettakudi
Nearest railway station Punthottam 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Nannilam 10 km
Nearest town Kāraikāl 15 km
District headquarters Thiruvarur 18 km

Villages closest to Rettakudi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rettakudi village had a population of 1,187. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,703 residents.

Rettakudi village has 600 males and 587 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rettakudi has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Rettakudi is 609503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rettakudi covers 262.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rettakudi falls under Nannilam tehsil of Thiruvarur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Rettakudi is Punthottam, about 4.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Rettakudi.

Rettakudi is about 18 km from Thiruvarur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rettakudi is in Nannilam tehsil of Thiruvarur district. Punthottam is about 4.1 km away. Nannilam is about 10 km away. Kāraikāl is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sembiyanallur (under 2 km), Ubhayavedantapuram (2.0 km) and Kovilthirumalam (2.5 km).

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

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