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Sivaganga district
Sivagangai Seemai
Clockwise from top-left: Pillaiyarpatti Pillaiyar temple, Neyyadiyappar temple, Vettangudi Bird Sanctuary
Nickname: 
Chettinadu
Location in Tamil Nadu
Location in Tamil Nadu
Map
Sivagangai district
Coordinates: 9°43′0″N 78°49′0″E / 9.71667°N 78.81667°E / 9.71667; 78.81667
CountrySivaganga district India
State Tamil Nadu
City CorporationsKaraikudi
MunicipalitiesDevakottai, Manamadurai, Sivagangai
HeadquartersSivagangai
Government
 • BodySivaganga Lok Sabha constituency
 • CollectorMrs.Asha Ajith, IAS
 • Superintendent of PoliceRohit Nathan, IPS
Area
[1]
 • Total4,189 km2 (1,617 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total1,339,101
 • Density274.7/km2 (711/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
630XXX
Telephone code04575(sivagangai region), 04565(karaikudi region), 04574(Manamadurai region), 04577(Tirupathur Region), 04561(devakottai region), 04564(ilayangudi region).
ISO 3166 codeISO 3166-2:IN
Vehicle registrationTN 63[3] & TN 63Z (Karaikudi)
Suburban cultureSivagangai,

Karaikudi, Devakottai, Kalayarkovil, Manamadurai, Tirupathur, Singampunari, Ilayangudi,

Thiruppuvanam(Madurai regional sub-urban)
Sex ratioM-49%/F-51% ♂/♀
Literacy52.5%
Legislature typeelected
ClimateVery dry and hot with low humidity (Köppen)
Precipitation875.2 millimetres (34.46 in)
Websitesivaganga.nic.in

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. Karaikudi is the most populous town as well as City Corporation in the district. 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.[4]

  1. ^ Additional Collector. "Employment report of Sivaganga District" (PDF). Retrieved 23 March 2011.
  2. ^ "2011 Census of India" (Excel). Indian government. 16 April 2011.
  3. ^ "www.tn.gov.in/sta/a2.pdf" (PDF).
  4. ^ "Census Info 2011 Final population totals". Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.

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