Sivaganga

Sivaganga, also known as Sivagangai, is a city and a municipality in Sivaganga district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the administrative headquarters of Sivaganga district.

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.