About East Rajapalayam Village

East Rajapalayam is a large village in Gangavalli tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,109, made up of 1,549 males and 1,560 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 867.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

East Rajapalayam Overview

Census 2011 figures for East Rajapalayam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Salem
Tehsil	Gangavalli
Pincode	636116
Area (hectares)	867.31 hectares
Population	3,109
Male Population	1,549
Female Population	1,560
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,007
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How East Rajapalayam compares

By the 2011 count East Rajapalayam is the 14th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,754 residents. Its 867.31 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to East Rajapalayam

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

East Rajapalayam lies about 27 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Valappadi Gate, about 17 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 East Rajapalayam
Nearest town	Nāmagiripettai	11 km
Nearest railway station	Valappadi Gate	17 km
District headquarters	Salem	27 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gangavalli	32 km

Villages closest to East Rajapalayam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gangavalli 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 East Rajapalayam

As per the Census of India 2011, East Rajapalayam village had a population of 3,109. That makes it the 14th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,754 residents.

East Rajapalayam village has 1,549 males and 1,560 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, East Rajapalayam has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for East Rajapalayam is 636116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

East Rajapalayam covers 867.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

East Rajapalayam falls under Gangavalli tehsil of Salem district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to East Rajapalayam is Valappadi Gate, about 17 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 East Rajapalayam.

East Rajapalayam is about 27 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

East Rajapalayam is in Gangavalli tehsil of Salem district. Nāmagiripettai is about 11 km away. Valappadi Gate is about 17 km away. Salem is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.