Rishivandiyam is a Village panchayat in Sankarapuram Taluk of Kallakurichi district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Rishivandhiyam is one of the 20 blocks of Kallakurichi, and has 43 panchayat villages in it.

Rishivandiyam
Town Panchayat
Country India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictKallakurichi
Government
 • BodyRishivandiyam
Population
 (2001)
 • Total18,665
Languages
 • OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
606205
Telephone code04151
Vehicle registrationTN-15
Coastline60 kilometres (37 mi)
Nearest cityKallakurichi
Sex ratio0.98 /
Literacy72%
Lok Sabha constituencyKallakurichi
Civic agencyRishivandiyam
ClimateTemperate (Köppen)
Avg. summer temperature35 °C (95 °F)
Avg. winter temperature30 °C (86 °F)
Lake of Rishivandiyam

Elections and winners in the constituency are listed below.

Demographics edit

Total population: 118,665
Male: 59,905
Female: 58,760

Vijayakanth emerged victorious from the Rishivandhiyam constituency in the 2011 state assembly elections. S. Sivaraj Mudaliyar who won four times in this constituency.

Co ordination and location edit

Latitude: 11.817
Longitude: 79.100
UTM: KU90
Geographical coordinates in decimal degrees (WGS84) 11°49′01″N 79°06′00″E / 11.817°N 79.100°E / 11.817; 79.100