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About Rajakur Village

Rajakur is a mid sized village in Madurai North tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,748, made up of 875 males and 873 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 407.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rajakur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajakur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Madurai
Tehsil Madurai North
Pincode 625107
Area (hectares) 407.99 hectares
Population 1,748
Male Population 875
Female Population 873
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rajakur compares

By the 2011 count Rajakur is the 34th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents. Its 407.99 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Rajakur

Rajakur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rajakur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rajakur from other places

Rajakur lies about 13 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Silaiman, about 7.8 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 Rajakur
Nearest railway station Silaiman 7.8 km
Nearest town Vandiyūr 8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Madurai North 13 km
District headquarters Madurai 13 km

Villages closest to Rajakur

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

Common questions about Rajakur

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajakur village had a population of 1,748. That makes it the 34th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents.

Rajakur village has 875 males and 873 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajakur has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Rajakur is 625107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajakur covers 407.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rajakur falls under Madurai North tehsil of Madurai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Rajakur is Silaiman, about 7.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Rajakur.

Rajakur is about 13 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajakur is in Madurai North tehsil of Madurai district. Silaiman is about 7.8 km away. Vandiyūr is about 8.8 km away. Madurai North is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sivalingam (under 2 km), Nattarmangalam (under 2 km) and Karuppukkal (2.3 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Rajakur today is likely to be higher.

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