About Rangappanaickenpalayam Village

Rangappanaickenpalayam is a mid sized village in Attur tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,216, made up of 601 males and 615 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 219.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rangappanaickenpalayam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rangappanaickenpalayam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Salem
Tehsil	Attur
Pincode	636107
Area (hectares)	219.39 hectares
Population	1,216
Male Population	601
Female Population	615
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,023
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Rangappanaickenpalayam compares

By the 2011 count Rangappanaickenpalayam is the 78th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,234 residents. Its 219.39 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Rangappanaickenpalayam

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

Rangappanaickenpalayam lies about 73 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Talaivasal, about 15 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 Rangappanaickenpalayam
Nearest railway station	Talaivasal	15 km
Nearest town	Chinna Salem	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Attur	25 km
District headquarters	Salem	73 km

Villages closest to Rangappanaickenpalayam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rangappanaickenpalayam village had a population of 1,216. That makes it the 78th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,234 residents.

Rangappanaickenpalayam village has 601 males and 615 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rangappanaickenpalayam has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Rangappanaickenpalayam is 636107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rangappanaickenpalayam covers 219.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rangappanaickenpalayam falls under Attur tehsil of Salem district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Rangappanaickenpalayam is Talaivasal, about 15 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 Rangappanaickenpalayam.

Rangappanaickenpalayam is about 73 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rangappanaickenpalayam is in Attur tehsil of Salem district. Talaivasal is about 15 km away. Chinna Salem is about 20 km away. Attur is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mettudaiyampalayam (under 2 km), Thenmangudipalayam (under 2 km) and Mettupalayam (5.2 km).

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