About Rishivandiyam Village

Rishivandiyam is one of the larger villages in Sankarapuram tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,225, made up of 4,178 males and 4,047 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1175.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rishivandiyam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rishivandiyam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Viluppuram
Tehsil	Sankarapuram
Pincode	606205
Area (hectares)	1175.5 hectares
Population	8,225
Male Population	4,178
Female Population	4,047
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	969
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Rishivandiyam compares

By the 2011 count Rishivandiyam is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,212 residents. Its 1175.5 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Rishivandiyam

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

How far is Rishivandiyam from other places

Rishivandiyam lies about 45 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Tirukkovilur, about 23 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 Rishivandiyam
Nearest town	Kallakkurichchi	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sankarapuram	22 km
Nearest railway station	Tirukkovilur	23 km
District headquarters	Viluppuram	45 km

Villages closest to Rishivandiyam

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

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Common questions about Rishivandiyam

As per the Census of India 2011, Rishivandiyam village had a population of 8,225. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,212 residents.

Rishivandiyam village has 4,178 males and 4,047 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rishivandiyam has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Rishivandiyam is 606205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rishivandiyam covers 1175.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rishivandiyam falls under Sankarapuram tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Rishivandiyam is Tirukkovilur, about 23 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Rishivandiyam.

Rishivandiyam is about 45 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rishivandiyam is in Sankarapuram tehsil of Viluppuram district. Kallakkurichchi is about 17 km away. Sankarapuram is about 22 km away. Tirukkovilur is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.