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About Sethukkuvaithan Village

Sethukkuvaithan is a large village in Tiruchendur tehsil, in the district of Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,924, made up of 1,446 males and 1,478 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 264.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 628207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sethukkuvaithan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sethukkuvaithan village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thoothukkudi
Tehsil Tiruchendur
Pincode 628207
Area (hectares) 264.43 hectares
Population 2,924
Male Population 1,446
Female Population 1,478
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,022
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sethukkuvaithan compares

By the 2011 count Sethukkuvaithan is the 19th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,106 residents. Its 264.43 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1065.

Getting to Sethukkuvaithan

Sethukkuvaithan is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sethukkuvaithan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sethukkuvaithan from other places

Sethukkuvaithan lies about 20 km from Thoothukkudi, and the nearest railway station is Kurumbur, about 3.6 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 Sethukkuvaithan
Nearest railway station Kurumbur 3.6 km
Nearest town Arumuganeri 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Tiruchendur 16 km
District headquarters Thoothukkudi 20 km

Villages closest to Sethukkuvaithan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sethukkuvaithan village had a population of 2,924. That makes it the 19th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,106 residents.

Sethukkuvaithan village has 1,446 males and 1,478 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sethukkuvaithan has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1065.

The pincode recorded for Sethukkuvaithan is 628207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sethukkuvaithan covers 264.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sethukkuvaithan falls under Tiruchendur tehsil of Thoothukkudi district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Sethukkuvaithan is Kurumbur, about 3.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Sethukkuvaithan.

Sethukkuvaithan is about 20 km from Thoothukkudi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sethukkuvaithan is in Tiruchendur tehsil of Thoothukkudi district. Kurumbur is about 3.6 km away. Arumuganeri is about 8.4 km away. Tiruchendur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Suganthalai (2.5 km), Angamangalam (3.0 km) and Lakshmipuram (3.9 km).

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

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