About Rajapalayam Village

Rajapalayam is one of the larger villages in Tiruchengode tehsil, in the district of Namakkal, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,787, made up of 2,959 males and 2,828 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1097.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 637209, 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	Namakkal
Tehsil	Tiruchengode
Pincode	637209
Area (hectares)	1097.04 hectares
Population	5,787
Male Population	2,959
Female Population	2,828
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	956
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Rajapalayam compares

By the 2011 count Rajapalayam is the 15th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,079 residents. Its 1097.04 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1114.

Getting to Rajapalayam

Rajapalayam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rajapalayam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Rajapalayam from other places

Rajapalayam lies about 31 km from Namakkal, and the nearest railway station is Mallur, about 9.5 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	Mallur	9.5 km
Nearest town	Rasipuram	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tiruchengode	24 km
District headquarters	Namakkal	31 km

Villages closest to Rajapalayam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tiruchengode 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 5,787. That makes it the 15th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,079 residents.

Rajapalayam village has 2,959 males and 2,828 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajapalayam has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1114.

The pincode recorded for Rajapalayam is 637209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajapalayam covers 1097.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rajapalayam falls under Tiruchengode tehsil of Namakkal district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Rajapalayam is Mallur, about 9.5 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 village for Rajapalayam.

Rajapalayam is about 31 km from Namakkal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajapalayam is in Tiruchengode tehsil of Namakkal district. Mallur is about 9.5 km away. Rasipuram is about 12 km away. Tiruchengode is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.