# Rarapuram Village, Thirumayam, Pudukkottai (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Thirumayam, Pudukkottai 

# Rarapuram

Rarapuram is a village in Thirumayam sub-district of Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **622404**. The 2011 Census counted **579 people in 148 households**, the 52nd largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 579people (2011)
- 148households
- 68.9%literacy
- 622404PIN code

## Rarapuram PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Rarapuram is 622404.** Rarapuram falls in Thirumayam sub-district, Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code622404
- Gram panchayatRarapuram
- Community development blockThirumayam
- Census village code639448

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

## How far is Rarapuram from nearby towns?

- Thirumayam (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Pudukkottai (district HQ)18 km by road
- Pudukkottai (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 Rarapuram?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Rarapuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 school5–10 km · Kottur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Thekkattur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thekkattur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Rarapuram known for?

About 17% of the 373 hectares of village land is sown, and 63 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 Rarapuram

Of every 100 households in Rarapuram in 2011, 94 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 48 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Rarapuram · ■ Thirumayam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**66%

Tap water ****100%**

**66%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****48%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****52%**

**75%

Use banking services ****81%**

**65%

Television ****83%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**33%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****7%**

**4%

Own their home ****100%**

**92%

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 Rarapuram?

■ Rarapuram · ■ Thirumayam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.9%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1113**

**1011

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1194**

**966

Working population ****46.6%**

**45.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.0% for men and 59.7% for women. 64% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 36 (13%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 37 (14%) · **■** Marginal 196 (73%)

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 Thirumayam

- Athur791 people
- Pallivasal741 people
- Adugapatti668 people
- Kummangudi590 people
- Ennapatti490 people
- Valayampatti490 people
- Kulathupatti483 people
- Manjinipatti475 people

[All 81 villages in Thirumayam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/thirumayam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Rarapuram?622404
- How far is Rarapuram from Pudukkottai?18 km by road
- What is the population of Rarapuram?579 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rarapuram in?Pudukkottai district (Thirumayam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Rarapuram?68.9% (Census 2011)