Rayavaram, Tamil Nadu

Rayavaram
village
Sivan Kovil
Rayavaram
Rayavaram
Coordinates: 10°15′N 78°49′E / 10.25°N 78.81°E / 10.25; 78.81Coordinates: 10°15′N 78°49′E / 10.25°N 78.81°E / 10.25; 78.81
Country India
State Tamil Nadu
District Pudukkottai
Population (2001)
 • Total 3,257
Languages
 • Official Tamil
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN 622 506
Telephone code 914333

Rayavaram is a village in Pudukkottai district in Tamil Nadu, India.

Geography

Rayavaram lies 72 kilometres (45 mi) south of Tiruchirappalli and 90 kilometres (56 mi) north of Madurai. The nearest town is Pudukkottai. The closest airport is at Tiruchirappalli. It is well connected by road and has at least 75 buses covering surrounding areas.

The village's economy is based on agriculture.

Water bodies

The village has several oorani (small tanks) and kulam(vast spans of water storage) like Rayavaram Kanmai, Chettipatti Kanmai, Palayaoorni, Puduroorani and Nallanchetti Oorani, Olagankathan, Ponachi, Narayanan Chetti Oorani, Poochetti Oorani, Nalanchetti Oorani, Ayyanar kovl Oorani, Koththathi Kanmai, Kurunthangudi Kanmai, Ayungudi Kanmai, Aalangudi Kanmai and Valayan vayal Kanmai.

Demographics

An old building in front of the Vena Moona House
The Street where Vena Moona House is located

As of 2001,[1][2] Rayavaram had a population of 3257. Males constituted 49% of the population and females 51%. Rayavaram had an average literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 54% of the males and 46% of females literate. 12% of the population was under 6 years of age.

References

  1. ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
  2. ↑ Tamilnadu Census
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