About Rayapuram Village

Rayapuram is a large village in Needamangalam tehsil, in the district of Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,253, made up of 1,621 males and 1,632 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 960.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 612803, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rayapuram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rayapuram village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thiruvarur
Tehsil	Needamangalam
Pincode	612803
Area (hectares)	960.19 hectares
Population	3,253
Male Population	1,621
Female Population	1,632
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,007
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Rayapuram compares

By the 2011 count Rayapuram is the 6th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,832 residents. Its 960.19 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Rayapuram

Rayapuram is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Rayapuram as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Rayapuram from other places

Rayapuram lies about 26 km from Thiruvarur, and the nearest railway station is Nidamangalam Junction, about 5.0 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 Rayapuram
Nearest railway station	Nidamangalam Junction	5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Needamangalam	5.1 km
Nearest town	Mannargudi	8.9 km
District headquarters	Thiruvarur	26 km

Villages closest to Rayapuram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rayapuram village had a population of 3,253. That makes it the 6th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,832 residents.

Rayapuram village has 1,621 males and 1,632 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rayapuram has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Rayapuram is 612803. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rayapuram covers 960.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rayapuram falls under Needamangalam tehsil of Thiruvarur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Rayapuram is Nidamangalam Junction, about 5.0 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 5 - 10 km distance for Rayapuram.

Rayapuram is about 26 km from Thiruvarur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rayapuram is in Needamangalam tehsil of Thiruvarur district. Nidamangalam Junction is about 5.0 km away. Needamangalam is about 5.1 km away. Mannargudi is about 8.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.