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About Eluvankottai Village

Eluvankottai is a mid sized village in Devakottai tehsil, in the district of Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,191, made up of 598 males and 593 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 696.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 630303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Eluvankottai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Eluvankottai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Sivaganga
Tehsil Devakottai
Pincode 630303
Area (hectares) 696.48 hectares
Population 1,191
Male Population 598
Female Population 593
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Eluvankottai compares

By the 2011 count Eluvankottai is the 38th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,175 residents. Its 696.48 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 990.

Getting to Eluvankottai

Eluvankottai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Eluvankottai 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Eluvankottai from other places

Eluvankottai lies about 33 km from Sivaganga, and the nearest railway station is Devakottai Road, about 10 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 Eluvankottai
Tehsil headquarters Devakottai 6.2 km
Nearest railway station Devakottai Road 10 km
District headquarters Sivaganga 33 km

Villages closest to Eluvankottai

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 Eluvankottai

As per the Census of India 2011, Eluvankottai village had a population of 1,191. That makes it the 38th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,175 residents.

Eluvankottai village has 598 males and 593 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Eluvankottai has about 992 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 990.

The pincode recorded for Eluvankottai is 630303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Eluvankottai covers 696.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Eluvankottai is Devakottai Road, about 10 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 km distance for Eluvankottai.

Eluvankottai is about 33 km from Sivaganga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Eluvankottai is in Devakottai tehsil of Sivaganga district. Devakottai is about 6.2 km away. Devakottai Road is about 10 km away. Sivaganga is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karai (1.6 km), Thenniervayal (1.8 km) and Egaraikottaivayal (2.3 km).

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

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