Ettayapuram taluk

Last updated October 03, 2019

Ettayapuram taluk is a taluk of Thoothukudi district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The headquarters of the taluk is the town of Ettayapuram.

Thoothukudi District, also known as Tuticorin District is a district in Tamil Nadu state in southern India. The district was formed by dividing Tirunelveli district in 1986 and Thoothukudi is the district headquarters. The district is known for pearl cultivation, with an abundance of pearls being found in the seas offshore. It was formerly ruled by one of the oldest kingdoms in India, the Pandyan Dynasty with the port of Korkai through which trade with Rome happened. The archaeological site at Adichanallur holds the remains of the ancient Tamil civilisation. As of 2011, the district had a population of 1,750,176 with a sex-ratio of 1,023 females for every 1,000 males.

Tamil Nadu, is one of the 29 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian subcontinent and is bordered by the union territory of Puducherry and the South Indian states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh. It is bounded by the Eastern Ghats on the north, by the Nilgiri Mountains, the Meghamalai Hills, and Kerala on the west, by the Bay of Bengal in the east, by the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait on the southeast, and by the Indian Ocean on the south. The state shares a maritime border with the nation of Sri Lanka.

Ettayapuram is a panchayat town in Thoothukudi district of Tamil Nadu, India. It is the birthplace of Tamil poets Mahakavi Bharathiar and Umaru Pulavar. Muthuswami Dikshitar, one of the triad of Carnatic music was patronized in his final years by the ruler of Ettayapuram.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, the taluk of Ettayapuram had a population of 74,985 with 36,415 males and 38,570 females. There were 1059 women for every 1000 men. The taluk had a literacy rate of 70.27. Child population in the age group below 6 was 3,432 Males and 3,332 Females.^[1]

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References

↑ "Provisional Population Totals - Tamil Nadu-Census 2011" (PDF). Census Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 June 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2013.

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[1] "Provisional Population Totals - Tamil Nadu-Census 2011" (PDF). Census Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 June 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2013.

v t e Thoothukudi district
District Headquarters	Thoothukudi
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
Region	Pandya Nadu
Divisions	[[]] [[]]
Taluks	Ettayapuram Kovilpatti Ottapidaram Sathankulam Srivaikuntam Thiruchendur Thoothukudi Vilathikulam
Revenue blocks	Alwarthirunagiri Karunkulam Kayathar Kovilpatti Ottapidaram V. Pudur Sattankulam Srivaikuntam Thoothukudi Thiruchendur Udangudi Vilathikulam
Municipalities	Kayalpattinam Kovilpatti
Town Panchayats	Thiruchendur Arumuganeri Athur Eral Ettayapuram Kalugumalai Nazerath Sathankulam Sayapuram Srivaikuntam Udangudi Vilathikulam Alwarthirunagiri Kadambur Kayatharu V. Pudur Kanam Perungulam Thenthiruperai
History	Kalabhras Pallavas Medieval Cholas Later Cholas Later Pandyas Delhi Sultanate Madurai Sultanate Vijayanagar Empire Madurai Nayak kingdom Company Raj British Raj
Places of interest	Manadu Ezuvaraimukki Alwar Thirunagari Bharatiyar Manimandapam, Ettayapuram Holy Cross Church, Manappadu Panchalankurichi Fort Srivaikuntam Thiruchendur Vettuvar Koil, Kazhugumalai
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