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About Rarapuram Village

Rarapuram is a mid sized village in Thirumayam tehsil, in the district of Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 579, made up of 274 males and 305 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,113 females per 1000 males. The village covers 373.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 622404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rarapuram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rarapuram village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Pudukkottai
Tehsil Thirumayam
Pincode 622404
Area (hectares) 373.29 hectares
Population 579
Male Population 274
Female Population 305
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,113
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rarapuram compares

By the 2011 count Rarapuram is the 51st largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,859 residents. Its 373.29 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Rarapuram

Rarapuram is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Rarapuram as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rarapuram from other places

Rarapuram lies about 14 km from Pudukkottai, and the nearest railway station is Namanasamudram, about 8.5 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 Rarapuram
Nearest railway station Namanasamudram 8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Thirumayam 14 km
District headquarters Pudukkottai 14 km

Villages closest to Rarapuram

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Thirumayam 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 Rarapuram

As per the Census of India 2011, Rarapuram village had a population of 579. That makes it the 51st largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,859 residents.

Rarapuram village has 274 males and 305 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rarapuram has about 1113 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Rarapuram is 622404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rarapuram covers 373.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rarapuram falls under Thirumayam tehsil of Pudukkottai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Rarapuram is Namanasamudram, about 8.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Rarapuram.

Rarapuram is about 14 km from Pudukkottai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rarapuram is in Thirumayam tehsil of Pudukkottai district. Namanasamudram is about 8.5 km away. Thirumayam is about 14 km away. Pudukkottai is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kulamangalam (1.7 km), Kummangudi (2.0 km) and Mallangudi (3.6 km).

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

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