# Rajapalayam, Virudhunagar (Tamil Nadu) – Villages List & Towns

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/rajapalayam/

Sub-district · Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu 

# Rajapalayam

Rajapalayam is a sub-district of Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu. At the 2011 Census it had **347,668 people**, 6 towns and 38 villages (33 inhabited). The largest village is Melarajakularaman (16,652 people).

- 347,668people (2011)
- 38villages
- 6towns
- 81.2%literacy

## Population of Rajapalayam compared with Virudhunagar

■ Rajapalayam · ■ Virudhunagar district

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.2%**

**80.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1004**

**1007

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****938**

**955

Working population ****47.2%**

**48.9%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Rajapalayam

Of every 100 households in Rajapalayam in 2011, 94 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 54 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Rajapalayam · ■ Virudhunagar district

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****39%**

**52%

Tap water ****89%**

**84%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****54%**

**44%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****34%**

**46%

Use banking services ****42%**

**41%

Television ****82%**

**85%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**22%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**7%

Own their home ****72%**

**70%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Towns in Rajapalayam

- Rajapalayam130,442 people
- Seithur20,228 people
- Chettiarpatti17,520 people
- Samusigapuram14,601 people
- Dhalavoipuram5,474 people
- Ramalingapuram4,505 people

## Largest villages in Rajapalayam

- Melarajakularaman · 16,652 people
- Sholapuram · 11,607 people
- Muthusamipuram · 10,288 people
- Chokkanathaputtur · 9,293 people
- Ayan Kollankondan · 9,014 people
- Keelrajakularaman · 8,986 people
- Puthur · 8,230 people
- Pudupalaiyam · 7,922 people
- Kollankondan · 6,811 people
- Terkuvenganallur · 5,745 people
- Sammandapuram · 5,462 people
- Kothankulam · 4,898 people
- Vadakku Venganallur · 4,557 people
- Sundararajapuram · 4,370 people
- Nallamangalam · 3,962 people
- Arasiyarpatti · 3,784 people

[All 38 villages in Rajapalayam →](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/rajapalayam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Rajapalayam?38 (33 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Rajapalayam in?Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu
- What is the population of Rajapalayam?347,668 (Census 2011)