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About Ilakkanivayal Village

Ilakkanivayal is a small village in Devakottai tehsil, in the district of Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 70, made up of 37 males and 33 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 630302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ilakkanivayal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ilakkanivayal village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Sivaganga
Tehsil Devakottai
Pincode 630302
Area (hectares) 82.02 hectares
Population 70
Male Population 37
Female Population 33
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ilakkanivayal compares

By the 2011 count Ilakkanivayal is the 85th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,175 residents. Its 82.02 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Ilakkanivayal

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

Ilakkanivayal lies about 41 km from Sivaganga, and the nearest railway station is Devakottai Road, 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 Ilakkanivayal
Tehsil headquarters Devakottai 2.4 km
Nearest railway station Devakottai Road 12 km
District headquarters Sivaganga 41 km

Villages closest to Ilakkanivayal

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 Ilakkanivayal

As per the Census of India 2011, Ilakkanivayal village had a population of 70. That makes it the 85th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,175 residents.

Ilakkanivayal village has 37 males and 33 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ilakkanivayal has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Ilakkanivayal is 630302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ilakkanivayal covers 82.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Ilakkanivayal is Devakottai Road, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Ilakkanivayal.

Ilakkanivayal is about 41 km from Sivaganga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ilakkanivayal is in Devakottai tehsil of Sivaganga district. Devakottai is about 2.4 km away. Devakottai Road is about 12 km away. Sivaganga is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thalaiyur (under 2 km), Chittanur (2.2 km) and Kandadevi (2.3 km).

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

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