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About Rajakkal Village

Rajakkal is a large village in Gudiyatham tehsil, in the district of Vellore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,419, made up of 1,653 males and 1,766 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,068 females per 1000 males. The village covers 505.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 635805, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rajakkal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rajakkal village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Vellore
Tehsil Gudiyatham
Pincode 635805
Area (hectares) 505.7 hectares
Population 3,419
Male Population 1,653
Female Population 1,766
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,068
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 6 km distance

How Rajakkal compares

By the 2011 count Rajakkal is the 25th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,032 residents. Its 505.7 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Rajakkal

Rajakkal 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 Rajakkal 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 6 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Rajakkal from other places

Rajakkal lies about 42 km from Vellore, and the nearest railway station is Pachchakuppam, 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 Rajakkal
Nearest railway station Pachchakuppam under 2 km
Nearest town Ambur 6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Gudiyatham 18 km
District headquarters Vellore 42 km

Villages closest to Rajakkal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rajakkal village had a population of 3,419. That makes it the 25th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,032 residents.

Rajakkal village has 1,653 males and 1,766 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rajakkal has about 1068 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Rajakkal is 635805. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rajakkal covers 505.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Rajakkal falls under Gudiyatham tehsil of Vellore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Rajakkal is Pachchakuppam, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 6 km distance.

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

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

Rajakkal is in Gudiyatham tehsil of Vellore district. Pachchakuppam is about under 2 km away. Ambur is about 6.7 km away. Gudiyatham is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alinjikuppam (under 2 km), Reddimankuppam (under 2 km) and Melkothakuppam (under 2 km).

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

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