
It is apparent that good-quality public utility services are a primary prerequisite for any urban centre and that too for an industrial town like Sivakasi; quality utility services are highly important. The Government of Tamil Nadu, Virudhunagar Municiplaity (Virudhunagar district local administration), and local administration of Sivakasi town along with a few private players are responsible for the assuring effective utility services and easy access to the same to the population of Sivakasi.
Some of the significant Public Utility Services in Sivakasi include:
- Sivakasi Municipality (Local Administration Services)
- Postal Services
- Banking and ATM Services
- Telecommunication Services
Local Administration Services in Sivakasi
Sivakasi municipality, located just 500 meters away from the main bus stand of Sivakasi is responsible for providing effective local administration services to the population. Sivakasi municipality is a special grade municipality that offers a wide range of services to the local population. Water supply in the town is offered by the municipality from the Vaippar River powered with eight sources and six tributaries situated across the region.A recent report states that more than 8 million litres of water is supplied day-after-day for families in the town. Also, tonnes of solid waste are picked up from the town day-after-day by house-to-house and later the ditching is followed through by the Sivakasi municipality sanitary department. The Sivakasi municipality runs two food markets, that is to say, Viswanatham Municipal Meat Market and Anna Daily Market that supply to the demands of the population of the town, and the small villages located around Sivakasi. Some of the other essential utility services offered by the Sivakasi municipality include sewerage system, street lights, health centres and so on.
Important Contact Information
Sivakasi Municipal ChairmanSivakasi Municipality
Thiru V.K. Kathiravan
Mailing Address: 6/49, Gandhi Road, Virudhunagar District,
Sivakasi - 626123
Phone Number: 9842565552
Postal Services in Sivakasi
The Sivakasi region falls under the Virudhunagar postal division - Madurai Postal Division of Tamil Nadu postal circle. At present, the Sivakasi postal region comprises of one head post office and five sub post offices led by a director of divisional postal services.List of Post Offices in Sivakasi
Office Name: Sivakasi H.OPincode: 626123
Status: Head Office - Delivery
Contact Address: State Highway 42, Parasakthi Colony, Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu 626123
Phone Number: 04562-220150
Postal Department Information: Virudhunagar Division Madurai Region Tamilnadu Circle
Office Name: Sivakasi Bazzar S.O
Pincode: 626123
Status: Sub Office - Non Delivery
Contact Address: Post Master, Sivakasi Bazzar Sub Office, Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu 626123
Phone Number: 04562-243092
Postal Department Information: Virudhunagar Division Madurai Region Tamilnadu Circle
Office Name: Sivakasi West S.O
Pincode: 626123
Status: Sub Office - Delivery
Contact Address: Post Master, Sivakasi West, Sub Office, Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu 626123
Phone Number: 04562-254611
Postal Department Information: Virudhunagar Division Madurai Region Tamilnadu Circle
Office Name: Sivakasi Bus Stand S.O
Pincode: 626123
Status: Sub Office - Non Delivery
Contact Address: Post Master, Sivakasi Bus Stand Sub Office, Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu 626123
Postal Department Information: Virudhunagar Division Madurai Region Tamilnadu Circle
Office Name: Sivakasi East S.O
Pincode: 626123
Status: Sub Office - Delivery
Contact Address: Post Master, Sivakasi East Sub Office, Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu 626123
Phone Number: 04562-275925
Postal Department Information: Virudhunagar Division Madurai Region Tamilnadu Circle
Office Name: Sivakasi R S S.O
Pincode: 626123
Status: Sub Office - Non Delivery
Contact Address: Post Master, Sivakasi R S Sub Office, Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu 626123
Postal Department Information: Virudhunagar Division Madurai Region Tamilnadu Circle
Banking and ATM Services in Sivakasi
Being an industrial centre that houses more than thousand fireworks, safety matches and printing industries, large amounts of money transactions take place in the town of Sivakasi. The town houses a lot of nationalized banks, private sector banks, cooperative banks that cater to needs and demands of the business community and local population of Sivakasi. In addition, most of the banks located in Sivakasi town have set up ATMs across the length and breadth of the town.Some of the nationalised banks and private sector banks located in the Sivakasi town include HDFC bank, ICICI bank, State bank of India, Axis bank, Indian overseas bank, IDBI bank, Bank of India, Corporation bank, Canara bank, Tamilnad mercantile bank, Indian bank, City union bank, The lakshmi vilas bank, Indusind bank, Punjab national bank, Central bank of India, State bank of Travancore, Allahabad bank, Repco bank, Sivakasi cooperative urban bank, Pandian grama bank, Tamil Nadu industrial co-op bank, Sivakasi co-op primary agri and rural development bank, Virudhunagar district central cooperative bank and so on.
Telecommunication Services in Sivakasi
As a fully engaged industrial town, Sivakasi witnesses rapid growth in most of the business spheres. The telecommunication sector is one among them that considerable percentage of the town's population is using mobile phone and the Internet. Sivakasi falls under the BSNL Tamil Nadu telecom circle which continues as the top telecommunication service provider of the town. Apart from the BSNL, many other private telecom players like aircel, airtel, vodafone, idea, tata docomo and so on offer landline phone connections, 2G/3G prepaid and postpaid GSM, CDMA services, broadband internet services, DTH services and so on.Important Contact Information
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL Telephone Exchange)Parasakthi Colony, Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu 626123
Phone Number: +(91)-9400024365, +(91)-4562-221600