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About Siruvayal Village

Siruvayal is a mid sized village in Karaikkudi tehsil, in the district of Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 639, made up of 320 males and 319 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 338.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 630108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Siruvayal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Siruvayal village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Sivaganga
Tehsil Karaikkudi
Pincode 630108
Area (hectares) 338.74 hectares
Population 639
Male Population 320
Female Population 319
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Siruvayal compares

By the 2011 count Siruvayal is the 51st largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,946 residents. Its 338.74 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Siruvayal

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

Siruvayal lies about 35 km from Sivaganga, and the nearest railway station is Devakottai Road, about 14 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 Siruvayal
Nearest town Sankarapatti 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Karaikkudi 13 km
Nearest railway station Devakottai Road 14 km
District headquarters Sivaganga 35 km

Villages closest to Siruvayal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Siruvayal village had a population of 639. That makes it the 51st largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,946 residents.

Siruvayal village has 320 males and 319 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Siruvayal has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Siruvayal is 630108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Siruvayal covers 338.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Siruvayal falls under Karaikkudi tehsil of Sivaganga district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Siruvayal is Devakottai Road, about 14 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 Siruvayal.

Siruvayal 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.

Siruvayal is in Karaikkudi tehsil of Sivaganga district. Sankarapatti is about 12 km away. Karaikkudi is about 13 km away. Devakottai Road is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aranmanaisiruvayal (under 2 km), Sambanur (3.4 km) and Pudur (5.9 km).

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

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