# Ramarajapuram Village, Nilakkottai, Dindigul (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Nilakkottai, Dindigul 

# Ramarajapuram

Ramarajapuram is a village in Nilakkottai sub-district of Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **624213**. The 2011 Census counted **4,985 people in 1,307 households**, the 16th largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.9%.

- 4,985people (2011)
- 1,307households
- 74.9%literacy
- 624213PIN code

## Ramarajapuram PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ramarajapuram is 624213.** Ramarajapuram falls in Nilakkottai sub-district, Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code624213
- Gram panchayatRamarajapuram
- Community development blockNilakottai
- Census village code635485

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Ramarajapuram from nearby towns?

- Nilakkottai (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Dindigul (district HQ)35 km by road
- Nilakkottai (nearest town)18 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Ramarajapuram?

22 services counted by the Census are inside Ramarajapuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Vilampatti
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nilakkottai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Batlagundu
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Ramarajapuram known for?

The main crops are **coconut**. Products made here include coir, mud pots and mud dolls. About 49% of the 415 hectares of village land is sown, and 189 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Ramarajapuram

Of every 100 households in Ramarajapuram in 2011, 91 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ramarajapuram · ■ Nilakkottai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**76%

Tap water ****82%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**76%

Use banking services ****22%**

**40%

Television ****80%**

**81%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**9%

Own their home ****86%**

**90%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Ramarajapuram?

■ Ramarajapuram · ■ Nilakkottai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.9%**

**72.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****946**

**933

Working population ****57.8%**

**54.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.8% for men and 65.9% for women. 65% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 156 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,075 (37%) · **■** Household industry 35 (1%) · **■** Other work 368 (13%) · **■** Marginal 1,245 (43%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Nilakkottai

- Pillaiyarnatham6,712 people
- Viruveedu6,459 people
- Sithargalnatham6,372 people
- Malayagoundanpatti5,424 people
- Kunnuvarankottai4,887 people
- Kodanginaickan patti4,418 people
- Nariyuthu4,391 people
- Mattapparai4,360 people

[All 42 villages in Nilakkottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/nilakkottai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ramarajapuram?624213
- How far is Ramarajapuram from Dindigul?35 km by road
- What is the population of Ramarajapuram?4,985 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ramarajapuram in?Dindigul district (Nilakkottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Ramarajapuram?74.9% (Census 2011)
