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About Devathakudi Village

Devathakudi is a mid sized village in Ilayangudi tehsil, in the district of Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 669, made up of 327 males and 342 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,046 females per 1000 males. The village covers 509.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 630709, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Devathakudi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Devathakudi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Sivaganga
Tehsil Ilayangudi
Pincode 630709
Area (hectares) 509.4 hectares
Population 669
Male Population 327
Female Population 342
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,046
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Devathakudi compares

By the 2011 count Devathakudi is the 48th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,657 residents. Its 509.4 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 Devathakudi

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

Devathakudi lies about 23 km from Sivaganga, and the nearest railway station is Paramakkudi, about 17 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 Devathakudi
Tehsil headquarters Ilayangudi 7.0 km
Nearest town Ilaiyankudi 7.0 km
Nearest railway station Paramakkudi 17 km
District headquarters Sivaganga 23 km

Villages closest to Devathakudi

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 Devathakudi

As per the Census of India 2011, Devathakudi village had a population of 669. That makes it the 48th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,657 residents.

Devathakudi village has 327 males and 342 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Devathakudi has about 1046 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1049.

The pincode recorded for Devathakudi is 630709. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Devathakudi covers 509.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Devathakudi is Paramakkudi, about 17 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 Devathakudi.

Devathakudi is about 23 km from Sivaganga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Devathakudi is in Ilayangudi tehsil of Sivaganga district. Ilayangudi is about 7.0 km away. Ilaiyankudi is about 7.0 km away. Paramakkudi is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thayamangalam (1.7 km), Kannamangalam (1.8 km) and Karaikulam (2.4 km).

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

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