Rajapalayam is a Taluk located in Virudhunagar district of Tamil Nadu. It is one of 8 Taluks of Virudhunagar district. There are 38 villages and 6 towns in Rajapalayam Taluk.
As per the Census India 2011, Rajapalayam Taluk has 100,543 households, population of 347,668 of which 173,529 are males and 174,139 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 33,499 which is 9.64% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Rajapalayam Taluk is around
1004 compared to
996 which is average of Tamil Nadu state. The literacy rate of Rajapalayam Taluk is 73.37% out of which 79.63% males are literate and 67.12% females are literate. The total area of Rajapalayam is 466 sq.km with population density of 746 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 44.55% of population lives in Urban area and 55.45% lives in Rural area. There are 22.02% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0.16% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Rajapalayam Taluk.
Rajapalayam Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 347,668 | 100% |
| Hindu | 330,760 | 95.14% |
| Christian | 9,949 | 2.86% |
| Muslim | 6,186 | 1.78% |
| Religion not stated | 697 | 0.2% |
| Sikh | 48 | 0.01% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 14 | 0% |
| Jain | 7 | 0% |
| Buddhist | 7 | 0% |
Rajapalayam Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
| Description | Urban | Rural |
|---|
| Number of households | 55,869 | 44,674 |
| Total Population | 192,770 | 154,898 |
| Population (%) | 49.76% | 49.9% |
| Male Population | 95,928 | 77,601 |
| Female Population | 96,842 | 77,297 |
| Sex Ratio | 1010 | 996 |
| Literacy (%) | 76.02% | 70.07% |
List of Cities in Rajapalayam
Check out complete list of all town cities of Rajapalayam in Rajapalayam district, Tamil Nadu
List of Villages in Rajapalayam
Check out complete list of all villages of Rajapalayam in Rajapalayam district, Tamil Nadu
| Village | Population | Literacy | Sex-ratio |
|---|
| Melarajakularaman (Part) | 16,652 | 72.42% | 984 |
| Sholapuram | 11,607 | 70.19% | 991 |
| Muthusamipuram | 10,288 | 68.74% | 1009 |
| Chokkanathaputtur | 9,293 | 66.56% | 994 |
| Ayan Kollankondan | 9,014 | 73.52% | 999 |
| Keelrajakularaman | 8,986 | 70.13% | 1003 |
| Puthur | 8,230 | 70.04% | 977 |
| Pudupalaiyam | 7,922 | 75.94% | 973 |
| Kollankondan | 6,811 | 69.51% | 1010 |
| Terkuvenganallur | 5,745 | 67.33% | 1051 |
| Sammandapuram | 5,462 | 79.09% | 950 |
| Kothankulam | 4,898 | 65.15% | 1009 |
| Vadakku Venganallur | 4,557 | 72.96% | 963 |
| Sundararajapuram | 4,370 | 68.99% | 1038 |
| Nallamangalam | 3,962 | 76.12% | 960 |
| Arasiyarpatti | 3,784 | 68.71% | 1021 |
| Vadagarai | 3,454 | 73.51% | 1008 |
| Ilandiraikondan | 3,422 | 60.78% | 1025 |
| Vadakkudevadanam | 2,731 | 61.41% | 1050 |
| Reghunathapuram | 2,694 | 73.9% | 988 |
| Melapattamkarisalkulam | 2,667 | 67.34% | 996 |
| Rajapalayam | 2,617 | 60.68% | 1043 |
| Terku Devadanam | 2,373 | 67% | 974 |
| Nathampatti | 2,143 | 68.13% | 961 |
| Solaicheri | 2,105 | 62.23% | 988 |
| Korukkampatti | 1,935 | 59.74% | 941 |
| Kovilur | 1,677 | 77.52% | 982 |
| Gopalapuram | 1,461 | 71.94% | 1064 |
| Varagunaramapuram | 1,357 | 60.65% | 950 |
| Kadambankulam | 983 | 65.72% | 1023 |
| Tenkarai | 918 | 74.4% | 1022 |
| Kuruchiyarpatti | 741 | 79.35% | 1053 |
| Settur RF | 39 | 33.33% | 950 |
| Appaneri | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tiruchalur | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sappaniparambu (R.F) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kothankulam RF | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kollankondan R.F. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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