# Rayappanur Village, Kallakkurichi, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Kallakkurichi, Viluppuram 

# Rayappanur

Rayappanur is a village in Kallakkurichi sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606201**. The 2011 Census counted **4,412 people in 1,128 households**, the 17th largest of 149 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%.

- 4,412people (2011)
- 1,128households
- 67.6%literacy
- 606201PIN code

## Rayappanur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Rayappanur is 606201.** Rayappanur falls in Kallakkurichi sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code606201
- Gram panchayatRayappanur
- Community development blockChinnasalem
- Census village code633517

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

## How far is Rayappanur from nearby towns?

- Kallakkurichi (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Viluppuram (district HQ)93 km by road
- Chinnasalem (nearest town)7 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 Rayappanur?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Rayappanur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Melnariyappanur
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Deviyakurichi
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Deviyakurichi
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Rayappanur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, turmeric and cotton**. About 50% of the 1,063 hectares of village land is sown, and 295 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 Rayappanur

Of every 100 households in Rayappanur in 2011, 92 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 48 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 38 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Rayappanur · ■ Kallakkurichi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**87%

Tap water ****70%**

**74%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**7%

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

**24%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****49%**

**73%

Use banking services ****60%**

**50%

Television ****88%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****38%**

**23%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**7%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Rayappanur?

■ Rayappanur · ■ Kallakkurichi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.6%**

**67.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1024**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****921**

**918

Working population ****57.7%**

**54.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.8% for men and 57.7% for women. 61% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 661 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,175 (46%) · **■** Household industry 84 (3%) · **■** Other work 605 (24%) · **■** Marginal 22 (1%)

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 Kallakkurichi

- Siruvathur4,646 people
- Pandiyankuppam4,610 people
- Virugavur4,435 people
- Melnariyappanur4,422 people
- Thottiyam4,377 people
- Ulagamkathan4,360 people
- Malaikottalam4,301 people
- Ogaiyur4,263 people

[All 154 villages in Kallakkurichi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/kallakkurichi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Rayappanur?606201
- How far is Rayappanur from Viluppuram?93 km by road
- What is the population of Rayappanur?4,412 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rayappanur in?Viluppuram district (Kallakkurichi sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Rayappanur?67.6% (Census 2011)