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About Adikarai Village

Adikarai is a small village in Manamadurai tehsil, in the district of Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 442, made up of 212 males and 230 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,085 females per 1000 males. The village covers 474.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 630611, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Adikarai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Adikarai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Sivaganga
Tehsil Manamadurai
Pincode 630611
Area (hectares) 474.39 hectares
Population 442
Male Population 212
Female Population 230
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,085
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Adikarai compares

By the 2011 count Adikarai is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,857 residents. Its 474.39 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Adikarai

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

Adikarai lies about 31 km from Sivaganga, and the nearest railway station is Paramakkudi, about 6.2 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 Adikarai
Nearest town Ilaiyankudi 4.3 km
Nearest railway station Paramakkudi 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Manamadurai 17 km
District headquarters Sivaganga 31 km

Villages closest to Adikarai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Adikarai village had a population of 442. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,857 residents.

Adikarai village has 212 males and 230 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Adikarai has about 1085 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Adikarai is 630611. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Adikarai covers 474.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Adikarai falls under Manamadurai tehsil of Sivaganga district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Adikarai is Paramakkudi, about 6.2 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 Adikarai.

Adikarai 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.

Adikarai is in Manamadurai tehsil of Sivaganga district. Ilaiyankudi is about 4.3 km away. Paramakkudi is about 6.2 km away. Manamadurai is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vallarendal (3.9 km), Melanettur (7.6 km) and T Pudukottai (8.8 km).

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

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