Devakottai Taluka - Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu
Devakottai is an administrative taluka in the Sivaganga district of Tamil Nadu, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and forms part of the district's rural administration. The nearest railway station is situated at Devakottai Road, while the nearest airport is Tiruchirapally Civil Airport Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 72.8 km.
According to the 2011 Census, the total area of the taluka was 609 km², including 596.59 km² of rural area and 12.42 km² of urban area. The sex ratio was 980 females per 1,000 males.
List of Villages in Devakottai Taluka
Devakottai Taluka has a total of 91 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Taluka, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:
| Sl. No. | Village Name | Category | Gram Panchayat |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anthakudi | Rural | Thiruvegampathur |
| 2 | Aravayal | Rural | Aravayal |
| 3 | Chittanur | Rural | Chittamur |
| 4 | Egaraikottaivayal | Rural | Karai |
| 5 | Eluvankottai | Rural | Thenniervayal |
| 6 | Hanumanthagudi | Rural | Theralappur |
| 7 | Idayagudi | Rural | Selugai |
| 8 | Ilakkanivayal | Rural | Kandadevi |
| 9 | Iravucheri | Rural | Chittamur |
| 10 | Irumbuvayal | Rural | Ponnalikottai |
| 11 | Iruvinivayal | Rural | Unjanai |
| 12 | Kadagampatti | Rural | Thalakkavayal |
| 13 | Kalabangudi | Rural | Puthurani |
| 14 | Kalathur | Rural | Koduvoor |
| 15 | Kallangudi | Rural | Kallangudi |
| 16 | Kandadevi | Rural | Kandadevi |
| 17 | Kandiyur | Rural | Kannangudi |
| 18 | Kannangudi | Rural | Kannangudi |
| 19 | Kannankottai | Rural | Thenniervayal |
| 20 | Kappalur | Rural | Thathani |
| 21 | Karai | Rural | Karai |
| 22 | Karkalathur | Rural | Kiliyur |
| 23 | Kilamalai | Rural | Kalathur |
| 24 | Kodakkudi | Rural | Siruvachi |
| 25 | Kodikkottai | Rural | Maviduthikkottai |
| 26 | Kodikulam | Rural | Ponnalikottai |
| 27 | Kottur | Rural | Thirumanavayal |
| 28 | Kumani | Rural | Kurunthanakottai |
| 29 | Kumarniadhanichatram | Rural | Siruvathi |
| 30 | Kurunthanakottai | Rural | Selugai |
| 31 | Madakkottai | Rural | Siruvachi |
| 32 | Manjani | Rural | Maviduthikkottai |
| 33 | Maranisarugani | Rural | Sarukani |
| 34 | Maviduthikottai | Rural | Maviduthikkottai |
| 35 | Melasembonmari | Rural | Kalipuli |
| 36 | Minnittankudi | Rural | Minnitangudi |
| 37 | Muppaiyur | Rural | Vettivayal |
| 38 | N. Manakudi | Rural | N.Manakkudi |
| 39 | Nachankulam | Rural | Nachangulam |
| 40 | Nagamangalam | Rural | Siruvachi |
| 41 | Nagamathi | Rural | Sarukani |
| 42 | Nallangudi | Rural | Thalakkavayal |
| 43 | Naranamangalam | Rural | K.Siruvanoor |
| 44 | Nedodai | Rural | Uruthikottai |
| 45 | Nedungulam | Rural | Veerai |
| 46 | Orasur | Rural | Thiruvegampathur |
| 47 | Orumaniyendal | Rural | Keelauchani |
| 48 | Pagayani Pirandani | Rural | Thidakkottai |
| 49 | Panangulam | Rural | Pannangulam |
| 50 | Parayanendal | Rural | Thiruvegampathur |
| 51 | Perattukkottai | Rural | Thanavayal |
| 52 | Ponnalikopttai | Rural | Uruthikottai |
| 53 | Poolangudi | Rural | Kandiyur |
| 54 | Porkudi | Rural | Thathani |
| 55 | Pudukkottai | Rural | Karai |
| 56 | Pusalagudi | Rural | Pusalagudi |
| 57 | Puthurani | Rural | Puthurani |
| 58 | Sadayamangalam | Rural | Thathani |
| 59 | Sakkanthi | Rural | Sakkanthi |
| 60 | Sarvanendal | Rural | Vellikatti |
| 61 | Sathikkottai | Rural | Thalakkavayal |
| 62 | Selugai | Rural | Selugai |
| 63 | Seluvatti | Rural | Siruvathi |
| 64 | Siruganur | Rural | Koduvoor |
| 65 | Sirumarudhur | Rural | Kandadevi |
| 66 | Sirunallur | Rural | Sirunallur |
| 67 | Siruvatti | Rural | Siruvathi |
| 68 | Thalaiyur | Rural | Kandadevi |
| 69 | Thalakkavayal | Rural | Thalakkavayal |
| 70 | Thalanendal | Rural | Maviduthikkottai |
| 71 | Thangangudi | Rural | Puthurani |
| 72 | Thatchavayal | Rural | Thirumanavayal |
| 73 | Thenniervayal | Rural | Thenniervayal |
| 74 | Theralappur | Rural | Theralappur |
| 75 | Thidakkottai | Rural | Thidakkottai |
| 76 | Thirani | Rural | Thirani |
| 77 | Thirumanavayal | Rural | Thirumanavayal |
| 78 | Tiruppakottai | Rural | Thiruppakkottai |
| 79 | Tiruvegampet | Rural | Thiruvegampathur |
| 80 | Udayachi | Rural | Thirumanavayal |
| 81 | Unjanai | Rural | Unjanai |
| 82 | Uruvatti | Rural | Uruvatti |
| 83 | Vadinanniyur | Rural | Thoonugudi |
| 84 | Vagaigudi | Rural | Nagadi |
| 85 | Vasandani | Rural | Maviduthikkottai |
| 86 | Vellikatti | Rural | Vellikatti |
| 87 | Vengalore | Rural | Vengalore |
| 88 | Vettiyalangulam | Rural | Veerai |
| 89 | Vijayapuram | Rural | Vellikatti |
| 90 | Vilimar | Rural | Thoonugudi |
| 91 | Virisur | Rural | Keelauchani |
Population of Devakottai Taluka
According to the 2011 Census, Devakottai Taluka had a total population of 1,57,631 people living in 39,220 households. The population comprised 79,606 males and 78,025 females, with an average population density of 259 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.
| Category | Total | Rural | Urban |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Population | 1,57,631 | 1,05,766 | 51,865 |
| Male Population | 79,606 | 53,435 | 26,171 |
| Female Population | 78,025 | 52,331 | 25,694 |
| Total Households | 39,220 | 26,028 | 13,192 |
| Population Density | 259 / km² | 177 / km² | 4,176 / km² |
Devakottai Taluka had 1,16,665 literate people and 14,817 children in the 0–6 age group. Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) populations were 34,224 and 282 respectively. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.
| Category | Total | Rural | Urban |
|---|---|---|---|
| Child Population (Age 0–6) | 14,817 | 9,608 | 5,209 |
| Literate Population | 1,16,665 | 74,681 | 41,984 |
| Illiterate Population | 40,966 | 31,085 | 9,881 |
| Scheduled Caste (SC) Population | 34,224 | 29,815 | 4,409 |
| Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population | 282 | 200 | 82 |
NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.