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About Sannavanam Village

Sannavanam is a large village in Karaikkudi tehsil, in the district of Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,629, made up of 1,323 males and 1,306 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1536.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 630306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sannavanam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sannavanam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Sivaganga
Tehsil Karaikkudi
Pincode 630306
Area (hectares) 1536.13 hectares
Population 2,629
Male Population 1,323
Female Population 1,306
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sannavanam compares

By the 2011 count Sannavanam is the 14th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,946 residents. Its 1536.13 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 well below the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Sannavanam

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

Sannavanam lies about 31 km from Sivaganga, and the nearest railway station is Devakottai Road, about 7.0 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 Sannavanam
Nearest railway station Devakottai Road 7.0 km
Nearest town Sankarapatti 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Karaikkudi 10 km
District headquarters Sivaganga 31 km

Villages closest to Sannavanam

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 Sannavanam

As per the Census of India 2011, Sannavanam village had a population of 2,629. That makes it the 14th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,946 residents.

Sannavanam village has 1,323 males and 1,306 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sannavanam has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Sannavanam is 630306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sannavanam covers 1536.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Sannavanam is Devakottai Road, about 7.0 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 Sannavanam.

Sannavanam is about 31 km from Sivaganga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sannavanam is in Karaikkudi tehsil of Sivaganga district. Devakottai Road is about 7.0 km away. Sankarapatti is about 7.5 km away. Karaikkudi is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Veppankulam (3.6 km), Pilar (5.0 km) and Variyanvayal (5.0 km).

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

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