Ettayapuram
Ettayapuram | |
|---|---|
town | |
Ettappan's palace | |
| Coordinates: 9°09′00″N 77°59′00″E / 9.1500°N 77.9833°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| District | Thoothukudi |
| Government | |
| • Chairperson of Town Panchayat | K. Govindha Raja Perumal |
| Elevation | 60 m (200 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 12,800 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 628902 |
| Telephone code | 04632 |
| Vehicle registration | TN 69 Z |
| Sex ratio | 52:48 ♂/♀ |
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 triads of Carnatic music, was patronized in his final years by the ruler of Ettayapuram.