About Rettanai Village

Rettanai is one of the larger villages in Tindivanam tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,816, made up of 3,969 males and 3,847 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1495.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rettanai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rettanai village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Viluppuram
Tehsil	Tindivanam
Pincode	604306
Area (hectares)	1495.91 hectares
Population	7,816
Male Population	3,969
Female Population	3,847
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	969
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 8 km distance

How Rettanai compares

By the 2011 count Rettanai is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents. Its 1495.91 hectares work out to about 5.2 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 994.

Getting to Rettanai

Rettanai 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 Rettanai 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 8 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rettanai from other places

Rettanai lies about 29 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Mailam, about 6.7 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 Rettanai
Nearest railway station	Mailam	6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tindivanam	12 km
District headquarters	Viluppuram	29 km

Villages closest to Rettanai

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

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Common questions about Rettanai

As per the Census of India 2011, Rettanai village had a population of 7,816. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents.

Rettanai village has 3,969 males and 3,847 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rettanai has about 969 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 994.

The pincode recorded for Rettanai is 604306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rettanai covers 1495.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rettanai falls under Tindivanam tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Rettanai is Mailam, about 6.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 8 km distance.

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

Rettanai is about 29 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rettanai is in Tindivanam tehsil of Viluppuram district. Mailam is about 6.7 km away. Tindivanam is about 12 km away. Viluppuram is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.