Ekkal, Muthupettai
Ekkal is a village located in the Thiruthuraipoondi Taluk of Thiruvarur district of Tamilnadu. The village falls in Muthupettai block and comes under Kunnalur Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Nagapattinam parliament constituency and Thiruthuraipoondi assembly constituency.
As on November 2024, the current population of Ekkal is 1 thousands out of which 503 are males and rest 509 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1012 females per 1000 males. There are around 100 teenagers in Ekkal. It has literacy rate of 74% which means around 752 persons can read and write. Total 672 people belonging to scheduled caste and 1 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 252 households in Ekkal, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 539. The pincode of Ekkal is 614703 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Kunnalur Sub Post office
- Keelapandi Branch Post office
- Kilaperumalai Branch Post office
- Melaperumalai Branch Post office
- Vadiakadu Branch Post office
Schools
Ekkal has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Ghss Nedumbalam
- Uamhs Sri Om Sakthi, Veppancheri
- Uamhs Palm Kallikudi
- Ghss Idumbavanam
- Govt. High School, Keezhavadiyakadu
Hospitals
Ekkal has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.