Rayagiri

Rayagiri
Rayagiri; mannar malai
	Town panchayat
	Rayagiri Location in Tamil Nadu, India
	Coordinates: 9.34°N 77.54°E
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tirunelveli
Population (2001)
• Total	10,509
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	627764
Telephone code	+91 4636

Rayagiri is a panchayat town in Tirunelveli district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu

Population

As of 2001 India census,[1] Rayagiri had a population 10,855. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Rayagiri has an average literacy rate of 61%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 72% and female literacy is 50%. In Rayagiri, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Location

Rayagiri is exactly 121 km from Madurai towards south and 86 km from Tirunelveli towards north and 3 km away from Madurai - chengottai Highway.

The nearest cities to Rayagiri are Rajapalayam, Puliyangudi and Sankaran Kovil.

Schools

In Rayagiri, there are six elementary schools, one girls high school, one higher secondary school and two private matriculation schools are available. There are Rayagiri Hindu Nadar Uravinmurai thiru Si. Ba Sivanthi Aathithanar Higher secondary school, Rayagiri Hindu Nadar Uravinmurai thiru Si. Ba Aathithanar girls High school, Rayagiri Hindu Nadar Uravinmurai thiru si ba Aathithanar primary school, Rayagiri Hindu Nadar Uravinmurai thiru Ramasamy Nadar primary school, Rayagiri Hindu Nadar Uravinmurai thiru Kamarajar primary and Matriculation school, Arunachala duvakkappalli and Kumutha Nursary school

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References

"Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

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[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 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.