About Sivaganga ( Sivagangai )

Sivaganga, also known as Sivagangai, is a town and a municipality in Sivaganga district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the administrative headquarters of Sivaganga district. Sivaganga has an average elevation of 102metres (334feet). As per Ministry of Home Affairs, Directorate of Census Operations - Tamil Nadu, Census - 2001, Sivaganga had a population of 40,129. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Sivaganga has an average literacy rate of 72.18%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 83.14%, and female literacy is 61.74%. In Sivaganga, 11.5% of the population is under 6 years of age. Kilavan Sethupathy The Kingdom of Ramnad originally comprised the territories of Ramnad, Sivaganga and Pudukottai of today. Regunatha Sethupathy alias Kilavan Sethupathy, the 7th King of Ramnad reigned between 1674 and 1710. Kilavan Sethupathy, came to know of the bravery and valour of Peria Oodayan of Nalukottai, 4 Kilometres from Sholapuram near...