# Rayapalayam Village, Thirumangalam, Madurai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/thirumangalam/rayapalayam/ Village · Thirumangalam, Madurai # Rayapalayam Rayapalayam is a village in Thirumangalam sub-district of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625706**. The 2011 Census counted **880 people in 239 households**, the 65th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.1%. - 880people (2011) - 239households - 84.5%literacy - 625706PIN code ## Rayapalayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Rayapalayam is 625706.** Rayapalayam falls in Thirumangalam sub-district, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code625706 - Gram panchayatRayapalayam - Community development blockThirumangalam - Census village code640968 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Rayapalayam from nearby towns? - Thirumangalam (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Madurai (district HQ)26 km by road - Thirumangalam (nearest town)8 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 Rayapalayam? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Rayapalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Tirali - ○Degree college5–10 km · Vadagarai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kalligudi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 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 Rayapalayam known for? The main crops are **cotton, pulses and cattle feed**. About 45% of the 171 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 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 Rayapalayam Of every 100 households in Rayapalayam in 2011, 96 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 47 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Rayapalayam · ■ Thirumangalam rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **92% Toilet within the home ****44%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****4%** **78% Tap water ****98%** **86% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****47%** **25% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****45%** **70% Use banking services ****49%** **51% Television ****82%** **87% Mobile phone ****66%** **60% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****16%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****9%** **6% Own their home ****83%** **85% 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 Rayapalayam? ■ Rayapalayam · ■ Thirumangalam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.5%** **75.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978** **984 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1031** **912 Working population ****53.4%** **54.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.5% for men and 77.4% for women. 62% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 46 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 122 (26%) · **■** Other work 151 (32%) · **■** Marginal 151 (32%) 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 Thirumangalam - Kadukulam1,019 people - Andipatti969 people - Kudiraicharikulam954 people - Nedungulam897 people - Veppankulam878 people - Virusankulam860 people - Chettipillayarnatham841 people - Pokkampatti763 people [All 95 villages in Thirumangalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/thirumangalam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Rayapalayam?625706 - How far is Rayapalayam from Madurai?26 km by road - What is the population of Rayapalayam?880 (Census 2011) - Which district is Rayapalayam in?Madurai district (Thirumangalam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Rayapalayam?84.5% (Census 2011)