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About Sirakikottai Village

Sirakikottai is a large village in Paramakudi tehsil, in the district of Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,561, made up of 1,302 males and 1,259 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1243.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 623705, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sirakikottai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sirakikottai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Ramanathapuram
Tehsil Paramakudi
Pincode 623705
Area (hectares) 1243.9 hectares
Population 2,561
Male Population 1,302
Female Population 1,259
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sirakikottai compares

By the 2011 count Sirakikottai is the 17th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,735 residents. Its 1243.9 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Sirakikottai

Sirakikottai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sirakikottai as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Sirakikottai from other places

Sirakikottai lies about 20 km from Ramanathapuram, and the nearest railway station is Sattirakkudi, about 11 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 Sirakikottai
Nearest railway station Sattirakkudi 11 km
Nearest town Paramagudi 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Paramakudi 20 km
District headquarters Ramanathapuram 20 km

Villages closest to Sirakikottai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Paramakudi 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 Sirakikottai

As per the Census of India 2011, Sirakikottai village had a population of 2,561. That makes it the 17th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,735 residents.

Sirakikottai village has 1,302 males and 1,259 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sirakikottai has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Sirakikottai is 623705. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sirakikottai covers 1243.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sirakikottai falls under Paramakudi tehsil of Ramanathapuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Sirakikottai is Sattirakkudi, about 11 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sirakikottai.

Sirakikottai is about 20 km from Ramanathapuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sirakikottai is in Paramakudi tehsil of Ramanathapuram district. Sattirakkudi is about 11 km away. Paramagudi is about 13 km away. Paramakudi is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Akkiramesi (under 2 km), Vallam (3.4 km) and Kamankottai (3.9 km).

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

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