About Rajapalayam Village

Rajapalayam is a small village in Maduranthakam tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 177, made up of 87 males and 90 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 396.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 603307, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rajapalayam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajapalayam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Kancheepuram
Tehsil	Maduranthakam
Pincode	603307
Area (hectares)	396.02 hectares
Population	177
Male Population	87
Female Population	90
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,034
Bus Service (public)	Available within 4 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 13 km distance

How Rajapalayam compares

By the 2011 count Rajapalayam is the 177th largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 396.02 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Rajapalayam

Rajapalayam is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Rajapalayam as Available within 4 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 13 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rajapalayam from other places

Rajapalayam lies about 32 km from Kancheepuram, and the nearest railway station is Puliyamangalam, about 4.3 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Rajapalayam
Nearest railway station	Puliyamangalam	4.3 km
Nearest town	Arakkonam	4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Maduranthakam	32 km
District headquarters	Kancheepuram	32 km

Villages closest to Rajapalayam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Maduranthakam tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Rajapalayam

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajapalayam village had a population of 177. That makes it the 177th largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Rajapalayam village has 87 males and 90 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajapalayam has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Rajapalayam is 603307. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajapalayam covers 396.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rajapalayam falls under Maduranthakam tehsil of Kancheepuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Rajapalayam is Puliyamangalam, about 4.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 13 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 4 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Rajapalayam.

Rajapalayam is about 32 km from Kancheepuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajapalayam is in Maduranthakam tehsil of Kancheepuram district. Puliyamangalam is about 4.3 km away. Arakkonam is about 4.6 km away. Maduranthakam is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.