Sivaganga district
Sivagangai District
Sivagangai Seemai | |
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Clockwise from top-right: Pillaiyarpatti Pillaiyar temple, Vettangudi Bird Sanctuary, Neyyadiyappar temple, Alagappa University | |
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Location in Tamil Nadu | |
| Coordinates: 9°43′0″N 78°49′0″E / 9.71667°N 78.81667°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Tamil Nadu |
| City Corporations | Karaikudi |
| Municipalities | Devakottai, Ilayangudi, Manamadurai, Sivagangai |
| Headquarters | Sivagangai |
| Government | |
| • Body | Sivaganga Lok Sabha constituency |
| • Collector | Mrs.Asha Ajith, IAS |
| • Superintendent of Police | Rohit Nathan, IPS |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,189 km2 (1,617 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,339,101 |
| • Density | 274.7/km2 (711/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tamil |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 630XXX |
| Telephone code | 04575 (Sivagangai region), 04565 (Karaikudi region), 04574 (Manamadurai region), 04577 (Tirupathur region), 04561 (Devakottai region), 04564 (Ilayangudi region). |
| ISO 3166 code | ISO 3166-2:IN |
| Vehicle registration | TN 63 & TN 63Z (Karaikudi) |
| Suburban culture | Sivagangai,
Karaikudi, Devakottai, Kalayarkovil, Manamadurai, Tiruppattur, Sivaganga, Singampunari, Ilayangudi, Thiruppuvanam(Madurai regional sub-urban) |
| Sex ratio | M-49%/F-51% ♂/♀ |
| Literacy | 52.5% |
| Legislature type | Elected |
| Climate | Very dry and hot with low humidity (Köppen) |
| Precipitation | 875.2 millimetres (34.46 in) |
| Website | sivaganga |
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Sivaganga District is one of the 38 districts (an administrative district) in Tamil Nadu state, India. This district was formed on 15 March 1985 by trifurcation of Ramanathapuram district into Ramanathapuram, Virudhunagar and Sivaganga districts. Sivaganga is the district headquarters, while Karaikudi is the most populous city in the district, administered by the Karaikudi Municipal Corporation. It is bounded by Pudukkottai district on the Northeast, Tiruchirappalli district on the North, Ramanathapuram district on South East, Virudhunagar district on South West and Madurai district on the West. The area's other larger towns include Sivaganga, Kalayar Kovil, Devakottai, Manamadurai, Ilaiyangudi, Thiruppuvanam, Singampunari and Tiruppattur. As of 2011, the district had a population of 1,339,101 with a sex ratio of 1,003 females for every 1,000 males.