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About Sirupalai Village

Sirupalai is a mid sized village in Ilayangudi tehsil, in the district of Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,157, made up of 562 males and 595 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,059 females per 1000 males. The village covers 341.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 630702, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sirupalai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sirupalai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Sivaganga
Tehsil Ilayangudi
Pincode 630702
Area (hectares) 341.39 hectares
Population 1,157
Male Population 562
Female Population 595
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,059
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sirupalai compares

By the 2011 count Sirupalai is the 35th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,657 residents. Its 341.39 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1049.

Getting to Sirupalai

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

Sirupalai lies about 48 km from Sivaganga, and the nearest railway station is Sattirakkudi, about 11 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 Sirupalai
Nearest railway station Sattirakkudi 11 km
Nearest town Paramagudi 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Ilayangudi 21 km
District headquarters Sivaganga 48 km

Villages closest to Sirupalai

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 Sirupalai

As per the Census of India 2011, Sirupalai village had a population of 1,157. That makes it the 35th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,657 residents.

Sirupalai village has 562 males and 595 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sirupalai has about 1059 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1049.

The pincode recorded for Sirupalai is 630702. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sirupalai covers 341.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Sirupalai is Sattirakkudi, about 11 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 Sirupalai.

Sirupalai is about 48 km from Sivaganga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sirupalai is in Ilayangudi tehsil of Sivaganga district. Sattirakkudi is about 11 km away. Paramagudi is about 12 km away. Ilayangudi is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are N Andakudi (14 km), Kumarakurichi (15 km) and Kurichi (15 km).

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

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