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About Thirani Village

Thirani is a mid sized village in Devakottai tehsil, in the district of Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,612, made up of 834 males and 778 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 685.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 630411, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thirani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thirani village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Sivaganga
Tehsil Devakottai
Pincode 630411
Area (hectares) 685.47 hectares
Population 1,612
Male Population 834
Female Population 778
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thirani compares

By the 2011 count Thirani is the 24th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,175 residents. Its 685.47 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 Thirani

Thirani is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Thirani as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Thirani from other places

Thirani lies about 26 km from Sivaganga, and the nearest railway station is Kallal, about 12 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 Thirani
Nearest railway station Kallal 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Devakottai 13 km
District headquarters Sivaganga 26 km

Villages closest to Thirani

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 Thirani

As per the Census of India 2011, Thirani village had a population of 1,612. That makes it the 24th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,175 residents.

Thirani village has 834 males and 778 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thirani has about 933 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 Thirani is 630411. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thirani covers 685.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Thirani is Kallal, about 12 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 - 10 km distance for Thirani.

Thirani is about 26 km from Sivaganga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thirani is in Devakottai tehsil of Sivaganga district. Kallal is about 12 km away. Devakottai is about 13 km away. Sivaganga is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vellikatti (2.4 km), Vettiyalangulam (3.6 km) and Maranisarugani (3.8 km).

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

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