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About Rajagiri Village

Rajagiri is one of the larger villages in Papanasam tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,460, made up of 3,772 males and 4,688 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,243 females per 1000 males. The village covers 411.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rajagiri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajagiri village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thanjavur
Tehsil Papanasam
Pincode 614207
Area (hectares) 411.7 hectares
Population 8,460
Male Population 3,772
Female Population 4,688
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,243
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Rajagiri compares

By the 2011 count Rajagiri is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,027 residents. Its 411.7 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Rajagiri

Rajagiri is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Rajagiri 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rajagiri from other places

Rajagiri lies about 19 km from Thanjavur, and the nearest railway station is Pandaravadai, about under 2 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 Rajagiri
Nearest railway station Pandaravadai under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Papanasam 2.6 km
Nearest town Kumbakonam 16 km
District headquarters Thanjavur 19 km

Villages closest to Rajagiri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajagiri village had a population of 8,460. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,027 residents.

Rajagiri village has 3,772 males and 4,688 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajagiri has about 1243 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Rajagiri is 614207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajagiri covers 411.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Rajagiri falls under Papanasam tehsil of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Rajagiri is Pandaravadai, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Rajagiri.

Rajagiri is about 19 km from Thanjavur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajagiri is in Papanasam tehsil of Thanjavur district. Pandaravadai is about under 2 km away. Papanasam is about 2.6 km away. Kumbakonam is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pandaravadai (under 2 km), Sarukkai (1.8 km) and Thiruvaiyathukudi (2.4 km).

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

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