About Virayathakandan Village

Virayathakandan is a mid sized village in Ilayangudi tehsil, in the district of Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 933, made up of 447 males and 486 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,087 females per 1000 males. The village covers 466.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 630710, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Virayathakandan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Virayathakandan village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Sivaganga
Tehsil	Ilayangudi
Pincode	630710
Area (hectares)	466.97 hectares
Population	933
Male Population	447
Female Population	486
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,087
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Virayathakandan compares

By the 2011 count Virayathakandan is the 43rd largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,657 residents. Its 466.97 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1049.

Getting to Virayathakandan

Virayathakandan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Virayathakandan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Virayathakandan from other places

Virayathakandan lies about 35 km from Sivaganga, and the nearest railway station is Paramakkudi, about 20 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 Virayathakandan
Tehsil headquarters	Ilayangudi	12 km
Nearest town	Ilaiyankudi	12 km
Nearest railway station	Paramakkudi	20 km
District headquarters	Sivaganga	35 km

Villages closest to Virayathakandan

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.

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Common questions about Virayathakandan

As per the Census of India 2011, Virayathakandan village had a population of 933. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,657 residents.

Virayathakandan village has 447 males and 486 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Virayathakandan has about 1087 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1049.

The pincode recorded for Virayathakandan is 630710. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Virayathakandan covers 466.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Virayathakandan is Paramakkudi, about 20 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 - 10 km distance for Virayathakandan.

Virayathakandan is about 35 km from Sivaganga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Virayathakandan is in Ilayangudi tehsil of Sivaganga district. Ilayangudi is about 12 km away. Ilaiyankudi is about 12 km away. Paramakkudi is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.