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About Idayagudi Village

Idayagudi is a small village in Devakottai tehsil, in the district of Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 30, made up of 15 males and 15 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 623402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Idayagudi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Idayagudi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Sivaganga
Tehsil Devakottai
Pincode 623402
Area (hectares) 48.83 hectares
Population 30
Male Population 15
Female Population 15
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Idayagudi compares

By the 2011 count Idayagudi is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,175 residents. Its 48.83 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Idayagudi

Idayagudi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Idayagudi as Available within 5 - 10 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 Idayagudi from other places

Idayagudi lies about 57 km from Sivaganga, and the nearest railway station is Tirumayam, about 6.6 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 Idayagudi
Nearest railway station Tirumayam 6.6 km
Nearest town Pudukkottai 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Devakottai 32 km
District headquarters Sivaganga 57 km

Villages closest to Idayagudi

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 Idayagudi

As per the Census of India 2011, Idayagudi village had a population of 30. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,175 residents.

Idayagudi village has 15 males and 15 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Idayagudi has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Idayagudi is 623402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Idayagudi covers 48.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Idayagudi is Tirumayam, about 6.6 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Idayagudi.

Idayagudi is about 57 km from Sivaganga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Idayagudi is in Devakottai tehsil of Sivaganga district. Tirumayam is about 6.6 km away. Pudukkottai is about 16 km away. Devakottai is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Unjanai (24 km), Iravinivayal (26 km) and Perattukkottai (27 km).

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

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