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About Mithiravayal Village

Mithiravayal is a large village in Karaikkudi tehsil, in the district of Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,192, made up of 1,091 males and 1,101 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1223.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 630108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mithiravayal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mithiravayal village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Sivaganga
Tehsil Karaikkudi
Pincode 630108
Area (hectares) 1223.39 hectares
Population 2,192
Male Population 1,091
Female Population 1,101
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Mithiravayal compares

By the 2011 count Mithiravayal is the 21st largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,946 residents. Its 1223.39 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Mithiravayal

Mithiravayal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mithiravayal 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mithiravayal from other places

Mithiravayal lies about 51 km from Sivaganga, and the nearest railway station is Periyakottai, about 9.2 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 Mithiravayal
Nearest railway station Periyakottai 9.2 km
Nearest town Devakottai 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Karaikkudi 15 km
District headquarters Sivaganga 51 km

Villages closest to Mithiravayal

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 Mithiravayal

As per the Census of India 2011, Mithiravayal village had a population of 2,192. That makes it the 21st largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,946 residents.

Mithiravayal village has 1,091 males and 1,101 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mithiravayal has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1031.

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

Mithiravayal covers 1223.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Mithiravayal is Periyakottai, about 9.2 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 <5 km distance for Mithiravayal.

Mithiravayal is about 51 km from Sivaganga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mithiravayal is in Karaikkudi tehsil of Sivaganga district. Periyakottai is about 9.2 km away. Devakottai is about 14 km away. Karaikkudi is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sengathankudi (2.2 km), Ambakkudi (2.3 km) and Pirambuvayal (4.0 km).

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

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