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About Siraikulam Village

Siraikulam is a large village in Kadaladi tehsil, in the district of Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,354, made up of 1,187 males and 1,167 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1652.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 623515, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Siraikulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Siraikulam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Ramanathapuram
Tehsil Kadaladi
Pincode 623515
Area (hectares) 1652.75 hectares
Population 2,354
Male Population 1,187
Female Population 1,167
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Siraikulam compares

By the 2011 count Siraikulam is the 24th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,262 residents. Its 1652.75 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Siraikulam

Siraikulam is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Siraikulam as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Siraikulam from other places

Siraikulam lies about 49 km from Ramanathapuram, and the nearest railway station is Sattirakkudi, about 38 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Siraikulam
Tehsil headquarters Kadaladi 8.4 km
Nearest railway station Sattirakkudi 38 km
Nearest town Kilakarai 40 km
District headquarters Ramanathapuram 49 km

Villages closest to Siraikulam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kadaladi tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Siraikulam

As per the Census of India 2011, Siraikulam village had a population of 2,354. That makes it the 24th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,262 residents.

Siraikulam village has 1,187 males and 1,167 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Siraikulam has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Siraikulam is 623515. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Siraikulam covers 1652.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Siraikulam falls under Kadaladi tehsil of Ramanathapuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Siraikulam is Sattirakkudi, about 38 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Siraikulam.

Siraikulam is about 49 km from Ramanathapuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Siraikulam is in Kadaladi tehsil of Ramanathapuram district. Kadaladi is about 8.4 km away. Sattirakkudi is about 38 km away. Kilakarai is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Silliyanvagaikkulam (under 2 km), Keerandai (2.7 km) and Iruveli (3.1 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Siraikulam today is likely to be higher.

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