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About Variyanvayal Village

Variyanvayal is a mid sized village in Karaikkudi tehsil, in the district of Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 815, made up of 392 males and 423 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,079 females per 1000 males. The village covers 324.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 630305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Variyanvayal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Variyanvayal village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Sivaganga
Tehsil Karaikkudi
Pincode 630305
Area (hectares) 324.2 hectares
Population 815
Male Population 392
Female Population 423
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,079
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Variyanvayal compares

By the 2011 count Variyanvayal is the 49th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,946 residents. Its 324.2 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Variyanvayal

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

Variyanvayal lies about 32 km from Sivaganga, and the nearest railway station is Devakottai Road, about 5.7 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 Variyanvayal
Nearest town Sankarapatti 4.7 km
Nearest railway station Devakottai Road 5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Karaikkudi 7.8 km
District headquarters Sivaganga 32 km

Villages closest to Variyanvayal

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 Variyanvayal

As per the Census of India 2011, Variyanvayal village had a population of 815. That makes it the 49th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,946 residents.

Variyanvayal village has 392 males and 423 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Variyanvayal has about 1079 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Variyanvayal is 630305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Variyanvayal covers 324.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Variyanvayal is Devakottai Road, about 5.7 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 Variyanvayal.

Variyanvayal is about 32 km from Sivaganga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Variyanvayal is in Karaikkudi tehsil of Sivaganga district. Sankarapatti is about 4.7 km away. Devakottai Road is about 5.7 km away. Karaikkudi is about 7.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pilar (1.9 km), Sankarapuram (4.7 km) and Sannavanam (5.0 km).

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

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