# Ettayapuram, Thoothukkudi (Tamil Nadu) – Villages List & Towns

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Sub-district · Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu 

# Ettayapuram

Ettayapuram is a sub-district of Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu. At the 2011 Census it had **74,991 people**, 1 town and 55 villages (55 inhabited). The largest village is Kadalaiyur (3,857 people).

- 74,991people (2011)
- 55villages
- 1town
- 76.6%literacy

## Population of Ettayapuram compared with Thoothukkudi

■ Ettayapuram · ■ Thoothukkudi district

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.6%**

**86.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1055**

**1023

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****979**

**963

Working population ****53.5%**

**42.7%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Ettayapuram

Of every 100 households in Ettayapuram in 2011, 93 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ettayapuram · ■ Thoothukkudi district

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**46%

Tap water ****81%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****34%**

**43%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****62%**

**50%

Use banking services ****41%**

**54%

Television ****84%**

**88%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**27%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****8%**

**5%

Own their home ****81%**

**72%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Towns in Ettayapuram

- Ettayapuram12,772 people

## Largest villages in Ettayapuram

- Kadalaiyur · 3,857 people
- Ilambuvanam · 3,695 people
- Irachi · 3,266 people
- Thappathi · 2,730 people
- Muthulapuram · 2,635 people
- Kila Eral · 2,491 people
- Vembur · 2,359 people
- Ayan Karisalkulam · 2,286 people
- Nambipuram · 1,545 people
- Urulaikudi · 1,536 people
- Melakarandai · 1,491 people
- Mela Eral · 1,389 people
- Padanthapuli · 1,378 people
- Perilovanpatti · 1,292 people
- Semmaputhur · 1,278 people
- Ayan Vadamalaipuram · 1,260 people

[All 55 villages in Ettayapuram →](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/ettayapuram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Ettayapuram?55 (55 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Ettayapuram in?Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu
- What is the population of Ettayapuram?74,991 (Census 2011)