Enathi
| Enathi | |
|---|---|
| village | |
  Enathi Location in Tamil Nadu, India | |
| Coordinates: 9°19′39″N 78°28′21″E / 9.327392°N 78.472595°ECoordinates: 9°19′39″N 78°28′21″E / 9.327392°N 78.472595°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Ramanathapuram |
| Elevation | 70 m (230 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 1,991 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 623704 |
| Telephone code | 4576 |
| Vehicle registration | TN 65 |
Enathi (Tamil:ஏனாதி) is a village located 5 km away from Mudukulathur town, in Ramanathapuram district on the way to Mudukulathur via Sayalgudi. There are four ponds in the village, which are used for agriculture. The village contains many temples like Boongulam, Ancheneya, Kali and some Vinayagar and Ayyanar temples around the village.
The village contains one bank, the Primary Agriculture Cooperative Bank (PACB). The nearby village's Chitrangudi Bird Sanctuary is one of the popular bird sanctuaries.
The saintly devotees of Shiva are known as Nayanmar (Nayanar). There are 63 of them, one of them from in this village name as Enathi natha nayanar.
Enathi is located in the heart of the Karisal Kaadu region (Karisal meaning "black soiled"). The soil in this area is black and has a clay-like stickiness.
The climate of Karisal Kaadu is semi-arid, with hot and dry summers. Both the temperature and humidity are usually high, being close to the equator and barely 25 kilometres from the shore.
Geography
Enathi is located at .[1] It has an average elevation of 10 metres (32 feet). The Vinayagar and Ayyanar Swamy Temple occupies major area of Enathi.
Pincode
Enathi 623 704
Schools
- Anjaneya Matriculation School
- Government primary school (providing basic education for last 50 years)
Business
The majority of the population work in agriculture and the commercial activity in the area is related to this.
Population
The Enathi village has population of 1991 of which 1003 are males while 988 are females as per Population Census 2011.
In Enathi village population of children with age 0-6 is 199 which makes up 9.99 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Enathi village is 985 which is lower than Tamil Nadu state average of 996. Child Sex Ratio for the Enathi as per census is 826, lower than Tamil Nadu average of 943.
Enathi village has lower literacy rate compared to Tamil Nadu. In 2011, literacy rate of Enathi village was 75.45 % compared to 80.09 % of Tamil Nadu. In Enathi Male literacy stands at 86.58 % while female literacy rate was 64.37 %.
| Particulars | Total | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total No. of Houses | 495 | ||
| Population | 1991 | 1003 | 988 |
| Child (0-6) | 199 | 109 | 90 |
| Schedule Caste | 337 | 179 | 158 |
| Literacy | 75.45 % | 86.58 % | 64.37 % |
| Total Workers | 1,208 | 596 | 612 |
| Main Worker | 1,110 | ||
| Marginal Worker | 98 | 57 | 41 |
Politics
Enathi is part of Ramanathapuram (Lok Sabha constituency) and the Mudukulathur Assembly Constitution.