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About Rayasamudram Village

Rayasamudram is a mid sized village in Sankarapuram tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,387, made up of 712 males and 675 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 387.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 605702, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rayasamudram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rayasamudram village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Sankarapuram
Pincode 605702
Area (hectares) 387.42 hectares
Population 1,387
Male Population 712
Female Population 675
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rayasamudram compares

By the 2011 count Rayasamudram is the 113th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,212 residents. Its 387.42 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Rayasamudram

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

Rayasamudram lies about 59 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Tandarai, about 25 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 Rayasamudram
Tehsil headquarters Sankarapuram 13 km
Nearest railway station Tandarai 25 km
Nearest town Vadakkanandal 27 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 59 km

Villages closest to Rayasamudram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rayasamudram village had a population of 1,387. That makes it the 113th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,212 residents.

Rayasamudram village has 712 males and 675 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rayasamudram has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Rayasamudram is 605702. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rayasamudram covers 387.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Rayasamudram falls under Sankarapuram tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Rayasamudram is Tandarai, about 25 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 Rayasamudram.

Rayasamudram is about 59 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rayasamudram is in Sankarapuram tehsil of Viluppuram district. Sankarapuram is about 13 km away. Tandarai is about 25 km away. Vadakkanandal is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vadaponparappi (under 2 km), Ulagalappadi (1.5 km) and Manalur (2.5 km).

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

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