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About Rajapudukudi Village

Rajapudukudi is a mid sized village in Kovilpatti tehsil, in the district of Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,612, made up of 812 males and 800 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 440.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 627352, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rajapudukudi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajapudukudi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thoothukkudi
Tehsil Kovilpatti
Pincode 627352
Area (hectares) 440.19 hectares
Population 1,612
Male Population 812
Female Population 800
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rajapudukudi compares

By the 2011 count Rajapudukudi is the 35th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,812 residents. Its 440.19 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Rajapudukudi

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

Rajapudukudi lies about 42 km from Thoothukkudi, and the nearest railway station is Gangaikondan, about 7.8 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 Rajapudukudi
Nearest railway station Gangaikondan 7.8 km
Nearest town Tirunelveli 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Kovilpatti 32 km
District headquarters Thoothukkudi 42 km

Villages closest to Rajapudukudi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajapudukudi village had a population of 1,612. That makes it the 35th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,812 residents.

Rajapudukudi village has 812 males and 800 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajapudukudi has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Rajapudukudi is 627352. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajapudukudi covers 440.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rajapudukudi falls under Kovilpatti tehsil of Thoothukkudi district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Rajapudukudi is Gangaikondan, about 7.8 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 Rajapudukudi.

Rajapudukudi is about 42 km from Thoothukkudi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rajapudukudi is in Kovilpatti tehsil of Thoothukkudi district. Gangaikondan is about 7.8 km away. Tirunelveli is about 22 km away. Kovilpatti is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sannadhuputhukudi (under 2 km), Therku Mylodai (3.7 km) and Vellalankottai (7.3 km).

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

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