Rajapalayam

Rajapalayam is a Town and Taluka in Virudhunagar District of Tamil Nadu. In India, a taluka is a sub-division of a district that is responsible for the administration and revenue collection of a particular area within the district. It is an important part of the local governance structure, and plays a crucial role in the development and administration of its local community.

According to census 2011 information the sub-district code of Rajapalayam Block (CD) is 05847. Total area of rajapalayam taluka is 466 km² including 409.73 km² rural area and 56.10 km² urban area. Rajapalayam taluka has a population of 3,47,668 peoples, out of which urban population is 1,92,770 while rural population is 1,54,898. Rajapalayam has a sex ratio of approximately 1003 females for every 1,000 males. Rajapalayam taluka has a population density of 746 inhabitants per square kilometre. There are about 1,00,543 houses in the sub-district, including 55,869 urban houses and 44,674 rural houses.

When it comes to literacy, 73.37% population of rajapalayam taluka is literate, out of which 79.63% males and 67.12% females are literate. There are about 41 villages in rajapalayam taluka, which you can browse from rajapalayam taluka villages list (along with gram panchayat & nearest town information) below.

List of Villages in Rajapalayam Taluka

#Village NameGram PanchayatNearest Town
1Appaneri N/A Rajapalayam (6 km)
2Arasiyarpatti Kalangaperi Rajapalayam
3Ayan Kollankondan Ayankollankondan Rajapalayam
4Chokkanathaputtur Chokkanathanputhur Sethur
5Dhalavoipuram Dhalavoipuram Rajapalayam
6Gopalapuram Gopalapuram Rajapalayam
7Ilandiraikondan Ilanthiraikondan Chettiyarpatti
8Kadambankulam South Venganallur Pudhupalayam
9Keelrajakularaman Keelarajakularaman Rajapalayam
10Kollankondan Ganapathisundaranatchiyarpuram Rajapalayam
11Kollankondan R F N/A Rajapalayam
12Korukkampatti Korukkampatti Thiruvenkadam
13Kothankulam Kothankulam Srivilliputhur
14Kothankulam Rf N/A Rajapalayam
15Kovilur South Devadhanam Sethur
16Kuruchiyarpatti Kurichiyarpatti Rajapalayam
17Melapattamkarisalkulam Melappattamkarisalkulam Rajapalayam
18Melarajakularaman Chathrappatti Rajapalayam
19Muthusamipuram Muhavoor Chettiyarpatti
20Nallamangalam Zamin Kollankondan Chettiyarpatti
21Nathampatti Sivalingapuram Rajapalayam
22Pudupalaiyam Kilavikulam Rajapalayam
23Puthur Arulputhur Rajapalayam
24Rajapalayam Inam Chettikulam Rajapalayam
25Ramalingapuram S Ramalingapuram Rajapalayam
26Reghunathapuram P Ramachandrapuram Sriviliputhur
27Sammandapuram Krishnapuram Rajapalayam
28Samusigapuram Samusigapuram Rajapalayam
29Sappaniparambu N/A Rajapalayam
30Settur Rf N/A Rajapalayam
31Sholapuram Cholapuram Rajapalayam
32Solaicheri Solaiseri Sethur
33Sundararajapuram Sundararajapuram Sethur
34Tenkarai Thenkarai Rajapalayam
35Terku Devadanam South Devadhanam Sethur
36Terkuvenganallur South Venganallur Rajapalayam
37Tiruchalur N/A Rajapalayam (8 km)
38Vadagarai Vadakarai Rajapalayam
39Vadakku Venganallur South Venganallur Rajapalayam
40Vadakkudevadanam North Devadhanam Sethur
41Varagunaramapuram Zamin Nathampatti Rajapalayam

Population of Rajapalayam Taluka

Particulars Rural Urban Total
Total Population 1,54,898 1,92,770 3,47,668
Male Population 77,601 95,928 1,73,529
Female Population 77,297 96,842 1,74,139
Population Density 378 / km² 3,436 / km² 746 / km²

Households in Rajapalayam Taluka

Particulars Households
Rural Households 44,674
Urban Households 55,869
Total Households 1,00,543