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About Rayagiri Village

Rayagiri is a mid sized village in Sivagiri tehsil, in the district of Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,342, made up of 657 males and 685 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1268.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 627764, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rayagiri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rayagiri village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tirunelveli
Tehsil Sivagiri
Pincode 627764
Area (hectares) 1268.73 hectares
Population 1,342
Male Population 657
Female Population 685
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,043
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rayagiri compares

By the 2011 count Rayagiri is the 14th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,816 residents. Its 1268.73 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1049.

Getting to Rayagiri

Rayagiri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rayagiri as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Rayagiri from other places

Rayagiri lies about 69 km from Tirunelveli, and the nearest railway station is Sankarankovil, 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 Rayagiri
Tehsil headquarters Sivagiri 4.9 km
Nearest railway station Sankarankovil 17 km
District headquarters Tirunelveli 69 km

Villages closest to Rayagiri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rayagiri village had a population of 1,342. That makes it the 14th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,816 residents.

Rayagiri village has 657 males and 685 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rayagiri has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1049.

The pincode recorded for Rayagiri is 627764. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rayagiri covers 1268.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rayagiri falls under Sivagiri tehsil of Tirunelveli district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Rayagiri is Sankarankovil, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Rayagiri.

Rayagiri is about 69 km from Tirunelveli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rayagiri is in Sivagiri tehsil of Tirunelveli district. Sivagiri is about 4.9 km away. Sankarankovil is about 17 km away. Tirunelveli is about 69 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gudalur (3.6 km), Viswanathapperi (3.7 km) and Sivagiri Reserve Forest (4.9 km).

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

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