Sivaganga district

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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
Sivagangai district
Coordinates: 9°43′0″N 78°49′0″E / 9.71667°N 78.81667°E / 9.71667; 78.81667
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 [1]
• 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
Climate	Very dry and hot with low humidity (Köppen)
Precipitation	875.2 millimetres (34.46 in)
Website	sivaganga.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, 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]