# Rawthaperi Village, Alangulam, Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/alangulam/rawthaperi/ Village · Alangulam, Tirunelveli # Rawthaperi Rawthaperi is a village in Alangulam sub-district of Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **627423**. The 2011 Census counted **666 people in 176 households**, the 26th largest of 27 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.8%. - 666people (2011) - 176households - 78.8%literacy - 627423PIN code ## Rawthaperi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Rawthaperi is 627423.** Rawthaperi falls in Alangulam sub-district, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code627423 - Gram panchayatThuppakudi - Community development blockKadayam - Census village code642810 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Rawthaperi from nearby towns? - Alangulam (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Tirunelveli (district HQ)37 km by road - Ambasamudram (nearest town)13 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 Rawthaperi? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Rawthaperi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Podukkudi - ○Degree college10+ km · Alwarkurichi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambasamudram - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Rawthaperi known for? The main crops are **paddy, black gram and gooseberry**. Products made here include beedi and box. About 38% of the 170 hectares of village land is sown, and 56 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 Rawthaperi Of every 100 households in Rawthaperi in 2011, 89 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Rawthaperi · ■ Alangulam rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **94% Toilet within the home ****22%** **28% No toilet (open defecation) ****78%** **68% Tap water ****100%** **97% Drinking water within premises ****20%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **28% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **66% Use banking services ****58%** **58% Television ****78%** **84% Mobile phone ****35%** **53% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****18%** **26% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****9%** **7% Own their home ****91%** **91% 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 Rawthaperi? ■ Rawthaperi · ■ Alangulam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.8%** **77.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1062** **1026 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1068** **992 Working population ****56.0%** **56.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.8% for men and 70.3% for women. 62% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 45 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 121 (32%) · **■** Household industry 134 (36%) · **■** Other work 44 (12%) · **■** Marginal 29 (8%) 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 Alangulam - Madathoor1,594 people - Thuppakkudi1,430 people - Subbaihapuram1,393 people - Thuthikulam1,310 people - Kaduvetti614 people [All 31 villages in Alangulam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/alangulam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Rawthaperi?627423 - How far is Rawthaperi from Tirunelveli?37 km by road - What is the population of Rawthaperi?666 (Census 2011) - Which district is Rawthaperi in?Tirunelveli district (Alangulam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Rawthaperi?78.8% (Census 2011)