Ettayapuram Taluka - Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu

Ettayapuram is an administrative taluka in the Thoothukkudi district of Tamil Nadu, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and forms part of the district's rural administration. The nearest railway station is situated at Nalli, while the nearest airport is Tuticorin Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 37.1 km.

According to the 2011 Census, the total area of the taluka was 495 km², including 483.47 km² of rural area and 12.00 km² of urban area. The sex ratio was 1055 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Ettayapuram Taluka

Ettayapuram Taluka has a total of 56 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Taluka, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:

Sl. No.Village NameCategoryGram Panchayat
1AthikinarRuralT.Shunmugapuram
2Ayan KarisalkulamRuralMavilpatti
3Ayan VadamalaipuramRuralAyanvadamalapuram
4AyyakottaiyurRuralAyyakottaiyur
5ChidambarapuramRuralChidambarapuram
6CholapuramRuralCholapuram
7EttaiyapuramUrbanNot applicable
8EttilappanaickenpattiRuralManjanaickenpatti
9IlambuvanamRuralIlampuvanam
10Inam ArunachalapuramRuralInamarunachalapuram
11IrachiRuralErachi
12KadalaiyurRuralKadalaiyur
13KalugachalapuramRuralKalugachalapuram
14KannakkattaiRuralKannakattai
15KaruppurRuralKaruppur
16KattaramanpattiRuralVarathampatti
17KeelakarandaiRuralKeelakaranthai
18KeelnattukurichiRuralKeelnattukurichi
19Kila EralRuralKeela Eral
20Kodangipatti (Vembur)RuralVembur
21KumaragiriRuralSuraikkaipatti
22ManjanaickenpattiRuralManjanaickenpatti
23MasarpattiRuralMaasarpatti
24MeenakshipuramRuralMeenakshipuram
25Mela EralRuralMela Eral
26MelakarandaiRuralMelakaranthai
27MuthulapuramRuralMuthulapuram
28N.PudupattiRuralNeeravipudupatti
29Nakkala KattaiRuralKeela Eral
30NambipuramRuralMelanambipuram
31NavalakkapattiRuralChinnamalaikundru
32PadanthapuliRuralPadarnthapuli
33PanasuraettunaickenpattiRuralSuraikkaipatti
34PerilovanpattiRuralPerilovanpatti
35PodupattiRuralPodupatti
36PungavarnathamRuralPungavarnatham
37RajapattiRuralAyanrajapatti
38RamanoothuRuralRamanoothu
39SakkilipattiRuralKeelnattukurichi
40SemmaputhurRuralSemapudur
41SindalakkaraiRuralR.Venkateshvarapuram
42SingilipattiRuralVedapatti
43SinnamalaikkundruRuralChinnamalaikundru
44SuraikkaipattiRuralSuraikkaipatti
45T.ArunachalapuramRuralKeela Eral
46T.ShanmugapuramRuralT.Shunmugapuram
47ThalaikattupuramRuralThalaikkattupuram
48Thangammalpuram(T)RuralThalaikkattupuram
49ThappathiRuralThappathi
50TholmalaipattiRuralInamarunachalapuram
51UrulaikudiRuralUrulaikkudi
52ValampattiRuralMela Eral
53VedapattiRuralVedapatti
54VeerapattiRuralVeerapatti
55VelidupattiRuralVelidupatti
56VemburRuralVembur

Population of Ettayapuram Taluka

According to the 2011 Census, Ettayapuram Taluka had a total population of 74,991 people living in 22,161 households. The population comprised 36,490 males and 38,501 females, with an average population density of 151 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Total Population74,99162,21912,772
Male Population36,49030,1876,303
Female Population38,50132,0326,469
Total Households22,16118,5153,646
Population Density151 / km²129 / km²1,064 / km²

Ettayapuram Taluka had 51,864 literate people and 7,265 children in the 0–6 age group. Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) populations were 19,409 and 47 respectively. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Child Population (Age 0–6)7,2656,1801,085
Literate Population51,86442,2209,644
Illiterate Population23,12719,9993,128
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population19,40917,8741,535
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population47740

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.