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About Rangiyam Village

Rangiyam is a large village in Thirumayam tehsil, in the district of Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,622, made up of 2,324 males and 2,298 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1493.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 622409, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rangiyam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rangiyam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Pudukkottai
Tehsil Thirumayam
Pincode 622409
Area (hectares) 1493.61 hectares
Population 4,622
Male Population 2,324
Female Population 2,298
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rangiyam compares

By the 2011 count Rangiyam is the 10th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,859 residents. Its 1493.61 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Rangiyam

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

Rangiyam lies about 23 km from Pudukkottai, and the nearest railway station is Tirumayam, about 11 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 Rangiyam
Nearest railway station Tirumayam 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Thirumayam 23 km
District headquarters Pudukkottai 23 km

Villages closest to Rangiyam

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 Rangiyam

As per the Census of India 2011, Rangiyam village had a population of 4,622. That makes it the 10th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,859 residents.

Rangiyam village has 2,324 males and 2,298 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rangiyam has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Rangiyam is 622409. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rangiyam covers 1493.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Rangiyam is Tirumayam, about 11 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 Rangiyam.

Rangiyam is about 23 km from Pudukkottai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rangiyam is in Thirumayam tehsil of Pudukkottai district. Tirumayam is about 11 km away. Thirumayam is about 23 km away. Pudukkottai is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kannanoor I Bit (2.8 km), Thiruvasapuram (3.4 km) and Athur (4.1 km).

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

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