One of Tamil Nadu state, India’s 38 districts (an administrative district) is Sivaganga District. On March 15, 1985, the districts of Ramanathapuram, Virudhunagar, and Sivaganga were divided, creating this new district. The most populous city in the district, Karaikudi, is governed by the Karaikudi Municipal Corporation, while Sivaganga serves as the district headquarters. Its borders are as follows: the districts of Pudukkottai to the northeast; Tiruchirappalli to the north; Ramanathapuram to the southeast; Virudhunagar to the southwest; and Madurai to the west.