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About Iravinivayal Village

Iravinivayal is a mid sized village in Devakottai tehsil, in the district of Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,834, made up of 899 males and 935 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,040 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1274.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 630202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Iravinivayal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Iravinivayal village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Sivaganga
Tehsil Devakottai
Pincode 630202
Area (hectares) 1274.15 hectares
Population 1,834
Male Population 899
Female Population 935
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,040
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Iravinivayal compares

By the 2011 count Iravinivayal is the 20th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,175 residents. Its 1274.15 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Iravinivayal

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

How far is Iravinivayal from other places

Iravinivayal lies about 42 km from Sivaganga, and the nearest railway station is Karaikkudi Junction, about 8.5 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 Iravinivayal
Tehsil headquarters Devakottai 6.3 km
Nearest railway station Karaikkudi Junction 8.5 km
District headquarters Sivaganga 42 km

Villages closest to Iravinivayal

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 Iravinivayal

As per the Census of India 2011, Iravinivayal village had a population of 1,834. That makes it the 20th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,175 residents.

Iravinivayal village has 899 males and 935 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Iravinivayal has about 1040 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Iravinivayal is 630202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Iravinivayal covers 1274.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Iravinivayal is Karaikkudi Junction, about 8.5 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 village for Iravinivayal.

Iravinivayal is about 42 km from Sivaganga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Iravinivayal is in Devakottai tehsil of Sivaganga district. Devakottai is about 6.3 km away. Karaikkudi Junction is about 8.5 km away. Sivaganga is about 42 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 (2.1 km), Unjanai (2.5 km) and Sirumarudhur (2.6 km).

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

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