# Rayapuram Village, Needamangalam, Thiruvarur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvarur/needamangalam/rayapuram/ Village · Needamangalam, Thiruvarur # Rayapuram Rayapuram is a village in Needamangalam sub-district of Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **612803**. The 2011 Census counted **3,253 people in 854 households**, the 6th largest of 62 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.2%. - 3,253people (2011) - 854households - 79.2%literacy - 612803PIN code ## Rayapuram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Rayapuram is 612803.** Rayapuram falls in Needamangalam sub-district, Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code612803 - Gram panchayatRayapuram - Community development blockNeedamangalam - Census village code638146 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Rayapuram from nearby towns? - Needamangalam (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Thiruvarur (district HQ)31 km by road - Needamangalam (nearest town)6 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 Rayapuram? 23 services counted by the Census are inside Rayapuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Needamangalam - ○Degree college10+ km · Mannargudi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Nagar - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 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 Rayapuram known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and black gram**. About 89% of the 960 hectares of village land is sown, and 801 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 Rayapuram Of every 100 households in Rayapuram in 2011, 97 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Rayapuram · ■ Needamangalam rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **93% Toilet within the home ****33%** **27% No toilet (open defecation) ****66%** **70% Tap water ****97%** **80% Drinking water within premises ****12%** **19% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%** **75% Use banking services ****49%** **39% Television ****96%** **92% Mobile phone ****55%** **50% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****20%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****2%** **4% Own their home ****98%** **94% 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 Rayapuram? ■ Rayapuram · ■ Needamangalam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.2%** **80.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1007** **1013 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1045** **959 Working population ****45.5%** **44.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.6% for men and 71.8% for women. 57% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 289 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 746 (50%) · **■** Household industry 41 (3%) · **■** Other work 154 (10%) · **■** Marginal 251 (17%) 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 Needamangalam - Athangudi4,147 people - Koilvenni3,744 people - Kalacheri3,500 people - Munnaval Kottai3,336 people - Vakranallur3,164 people - Adhanur3,001 people - Chittamallimelpadi2,980 people - Poovanur2,831 people [All 65 villages in Needamangalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvarur/needamangalam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Rayapuram?612803 - How far is Rayapuram from Thiruvarur?31 km by road - What is the population of Rayapuram?3,253 (Census 2011) - Which district is Rayapuram in?Thiruvarur district (Needamangalam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Rayapuram?79.2% (Census 2011)