Ekkakudi, Kilakarai, Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu, India

Content updated on May 17, 2024.

Geographic Location of Ekkakudi


The village Ekkakudi is located in Kilakarai Taluk of Ramanathapuram District in the State of Tamil Nadu in India. It is governed by Ekkakudi Gram Panchayat. It comes under Thiruppullani Community Development Block. The nearest town is Ramanathapuram, which is about 16 kilometers away from Ekkakudi.

Travel and Communication for Ekkakudi


The village is connected by public bus services. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Ekkakudi,
Ramanathapuram,
Tamil Nadu, India
PIN - 623533

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Ekkakudi


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Ekkakudi is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Ekkakudi is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Ekkakudi


As per available data from the year 2009, 2629 persons live in 600 house holds in the village Ekkakudi. There are 1269 female individuals and 1360 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 48.27% and males constitute 51.73% of the total population.

There are 610 scheduled castes persons of which 308 are females and 302 are males. Females constitute 50.49% and males constitute 49.51% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 23.2% of the total population.

Population density of Ekkakudi is 535.09 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Ekkakudi


Maps, reports and datasets of Ekkakudi on topography, land use land cover(LULC), watershed / hydrological parameters etc. are available as a professional paid service. Please contact us for further details.

Total area of Ekkakudi is 491.32 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 186.97 ha. About 10.84 ha is un-irrigated area. About 176.13 ha is irrigated area. About 54.55 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 121.58 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 112.49 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 191.86 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

Schools in Ekkakudi


There are 3 government pre-primary schools in the village Ekkakudi.

There are 2 government primary schools in the village Ekkakudi.

There is a government middle school in the village Ekkakudi.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Malangudi, which is 5-10 kms away from Ekkakudi.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Ramanathapuram, which is more than 10 kms away from Ekkakudi.

Colleges in Ekkakudi


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Achchundanvayal, which is 5-10 kms away from Ekkakudi.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Landai, which is 5-10 kms away from Ekkakudi.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Madurai, which is more than 10 kms away from Ekkakudi.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Keelakarai, which is more than 10 kms away from Ekkakudi.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a government polytechnic institute in Mayakulam, which is more than 10 kms away from Ekkakudi.

Other Educational Facilities in Ekkakudi


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Ramanathapuram, which is more than 10 kms away from Ekkakudi.

There are 2 government non formal training centres in the village Ekkakudi.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Ramanathapuram, which is more than 10 kms away from Ekkakudi.

Healthcare Facilities in Ekkakudi


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Ekkakudi.

There is a primary health centre 5-10 kms away from Ekkakudi.

There is a primary health sub-centre 5-10 kms away from Ekkakudi.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Ekkakudi.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Ekkakudi.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Ekkakudi.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Ekkakudi.

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Ekkakudi.

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Ekkakudi.

There is no mobile health centre in the village Ekkakudi or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Ekkakudi.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

Additional links