Back ضاحية سيفغانغا Arabic سيفجانجا ARZ शिवगंगा जिला Bihari Sivaganga Catalan Sivaganga (Distrikt) German Distrito de Sivaganga Spanish Sivaganga barrutia Basque بخش سیوگانگانا Persian Sivagangan piirikunta Finnish District de Sivaganga French
Sivaganga district
Sivagangai Seemai | |
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 .jpg)  Clockwise from top-left: Pillaiyarpatti Pillaiyar temple, Neyyadiyappar temple, Vettangudi Bird Sanctuary | |
| Nickname: | |
.svg) Location in Tamil Nadu | |
 Sivagangai district | |
| 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, 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)[2] | |
• 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[3] & TN 63Z (Karaikudi) |
| Suburban culture | Sivagangai,
Karaikudi, Devakottai, Kalayarkovil, Manamadurai, Tirupathur, Singampunari, Ilayangudi, Thiruppuvanam(Madurai regional sub-urban) |
| Sex ratio | M-49%/F-51% ♂/♀ |
| Literacy | 52.5% |
| Legislature type | Elected[clarification needed] |
| Climate | Very dry and hot with low humidity (Köppen) |
| Precipitation | 875.2 millimetres (34.46 in) |
| Website | sivaganga |
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.[4]
- ^ Additional Collector. "Employment report of Sivaganga District" (PDF). Retrieved 23 March 2011.
- ^ "2011 Census of India" (Excel). Indian government. 16 April 2011.
- ^ "tn.gov.in" (PDF).
- ^ "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.