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About Aravayal Village

Aravayal is a mid sized village in Devakottai tehsil, in the district of Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 789, made up of 406 males and 383 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 325.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 630314, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Aravayal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Aravayal village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Sivaganga
Tehsil Devakottai
Pincode 630314
Area (hectares) 325.82 hectares
Population 789
Male Population 406
Female Population 383
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Aravayal compares

By the 2011 count Aravayal is the 52nd largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,175 residents. Its 325.82 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Aravayal

Aravayal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Aravayal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Aravayal from other places

Aravayal lies about 39 km from Sivaganga, and the nearest railway station is Devakottai Road, about 6.4 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 Aravayal
Tehsil headquarters Devakottai 5.9 km
Nearest railway station Devakottai Road 6.4 km
District headquarters Sivaganga 39 km

Villages closest to Aravayal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Aravayal village had a population of 789. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,175 residents.

Aravayal village has 406 males and 383 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Aravayal has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Aravayal is 630314. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Aravayal covers 325.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Aravayal falls under Devakottai tehsil of Sivaganga district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Aravayal is Devakottai Road, about 6.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Aravayal is about 39 km from Sivaganga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Aravayal is in Devakottai tehsil of Sivaganga district. Devakottai is about 5.9 km away. Devakottai Road is about 6.4 km away. Sivaganga is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Perattukkottai (under 2 km), Sirumarudhur (2.5 km) and Iravinivayal (3.3 km).

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

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