# Rajapalayam, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) – Population & PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/maduranthakam/rajapalayam/ Village · Maduranthakam, Kancheepuram # Rajapalayam Rajapalayam is a village in [Maduranthakam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/maduranthakam/) sub-district of [Kancheepuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/) district, [Tamil Nadu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/), PIN code **603307**. The 2011 Census counted **177 people in 61 households**, the 178th largest of 188 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%. - 177people (2011) - 61households - 68.2%literacy - 603307PIN code ## Rajapalayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Rajapalayam is 603307.** Rajapalayam falls in Maduranthakam sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603307 - Gram panchayatAnnangal - Community development blockAcharapakkam - Census village code630113 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Rajapalayam from nearby towns? - Maduranthakam (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)60 km by road - Acharapakkam (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 Rajapalayam? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Rajapalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Poragal - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Orathy - ○Degree college10+ km · Maduranthakam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Maduranthakam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 18 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 Rajapalayam known for? About 28% of the 396 hectares of village land is sown, and 101 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 Rajapalayam Of every 100 households in Rajapalayam in 2011, 100 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Rajapalayam · ■ Maduranthakam rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **94% Toilet within the home ****2%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **82% Tap water ****98%** **93% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%** **77% Use banking services ****43%** **39% Television ****100%** **89% Mobile phone ****73%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****30%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****0%** **5% Own their home ****97%** **95% 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 Rajapalayam? ■ Rajapalayam · ■ Maduranthakam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.2%** **72.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1034** **996 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1333** **959 Working population ****61.6%** **51.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.3% for men and 53.5% for women. 70% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 15 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (13%) · **■** Other work 10 (9%) · **■** Marginal 70 (64%) 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 Maduranthakam - Chinthamani207 people - Devanur204 people - Thuraiyur187 people - Vadakkuputhur178 people - Valarbirai171 people - Pasuvankaranai162 people - Vilagam141 people - Madurai135 people [All 188 villages in Maduranthakam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/maduranthakam/villages/) ## Other places named Rajapalayam - Rajapalayam · Sub-district, Virudhunagar · 347,668 people - Rajapalayam · Town, Virudhunagar · 130,442 people - Rajapalayam · Town, Salem · 5,807 people - Rajapalayam · Village, Tiruchengode, Namakkal · 5,787 people - Rajapalayam · Village, Rajapalayam, Virudhunagar · 2,617 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Rajapalayam?603307 - How far is Rajapalayam from Kancheepuram?60 km by road - What is the population of Rajapalayam?177 (Census 2011) - Which district is Rajapalayam in?Kancheepuram district (Maduranthakam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Rajapalayam?68.2% (Census 2011)