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About Rayavaram Village

Rayavaram is a large village in Thirumayam tehsil, in the district of Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,421, made up of 1,688 males and 1,733 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 216.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 622506, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rayavaram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rayavaram village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Pudukkottai
Tehsil Thirumayam
Pincode 622506
Area (hectares) 216.86 hectares
Population 3,421
Male Population 1,688
Female Population 1,733
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,027
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rayavaram compares

By the 2011 count Rayavaram is the 15th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,859 residents. Its 216.86 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Rayavaram

Rayavaram is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rayavaram 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rayavaram from other places

Rayavaram lies about 15 km from Pudukkottai, and the nearest railway station is Tirumayam, about 5.8 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 Rayavaram
Nearest railway station Tirumayam 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Thirumayam 15 km
District headquarters Pudukkottai 15 km

Villages closest to Rayavaram

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 Rayavaram

As per the Census of India 2011, Rayavaram village had a population of 3,421. That makes it the 15th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,859 residents.

Rayavaram village has 1,688 males and 1,733 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rayavaram has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Rayavaram is 622506. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rayavaram covers 216.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Rayavaram is Tirumayam, about 5.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Rayavaram.

Rayavaram is about 15 km from Pudukkottai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rayavaram is in Thirumayam tehsil of Pudukkottai district. Tirumayam is about 5.8 km away. Thirumayam is about 15 km away. Pudukkottai is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sengirai (1.8 km), Sengirai R F (1.8 km) and Rayaregunathasamudram (2.4 km).

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

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