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About Akkavayal Village

Akkavayal is a mid sized village in Ilayangudi tehsil, in the district of Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,346, made up of 657 males and 689 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,049 females per 1000 males. The village covers 854.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 630713, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Akkavayal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Akkavayal village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Sivaganga
Tehsil Ilayangudi
Pincode 630713
Area (hectares) 854.21 hectares
Population 1,346
Male Population 657
Female Population 689
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,049
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Akkavayal compares

By the 2011 count Akkavayal is the 28th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,657 residents. Its 854.21 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 1049.

Getting to Akkavayal

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

Akkavayal lies about 34 km from Sivaganga, and the nearest railway station is Paramakkudi, about 25 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 Akkavayal
Tehsil headquarters Ilayangudi 16 km
Nearest town Ilaiyankudi 16 km
Nearest railway station Paramakkudi 25 km
District headquarters Sivaganga 34 km

Villages closest to Akkavayal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ilayangudi 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 Akkavayal

As per the Census of India 2011, Akkavayal village had a population of 1,346. That makes it the 28th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,657 residents.

Akkavayal village has 657 males and 689 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Akkavayal has about 1049 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1049.

The pincode recorded for Akkavayal is 630713. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Akkavayal covers 854.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Akkavayal falls under Ilayangudi tehsil of Sivaganga district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Akkavayal is Paramakkudi, about 25 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 Akkavayal.

Akkavayal is about 34 km from Sivaganga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Akkavayal is in Ilayangudi tehsil of Sivaganga district. Ilayangudi is about 16 km away. Ilaiyankudi is about 16 km away. Paramakkudi is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sathanur (2.9 km), Alavidangan (4.5 km) and Katchathanallur (5.2 km).

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

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