Rajapalayam city is governed by Municipal Corporation and is situated in Tamil Nadu State/UT.
As per provisional reports of Census India, population of Rajapalayam in 2011 is 130,442; of which male and female are 64,765 and 65,677 respectively.
Rajapalayam Population 2022 - 2023
The current estimate population of Rajapalayam city in 2023 is
179,000
, while literacy rate, sex ratio and density are mentioned below. The last census was conducted in 2011 and the schedule census for Rajapalayam city in 2021 was postponed due to Covid. The current estimates of Rajapalayam city are based on past growth rate. Once govt conducts census for Rajapalayam city, we will update the same here in 2023.
Rajapalayam Literacy Rate
In education section, total literates in Rajapalayam city are 101,581 of which 53,711 are males while 47,870 are females. Average literacy rate of Rajapalayam city is 85.48 percent of which male and female literacy was 91.29 and 79.78 percent.
Rajapalayam Sex Ratio
The sex ratio of Rajapalayam city is 1014 per 1000 males. Child sex ratio of girls is 958 per 1000 boys.
Rajapalayam Child Population
Total children (0-6) in Rajapalayam city are 11,604 as per figure from Census India report on 2011. There were 5,927 boys while 5,677 are girls. The child forms 8.90 % of total population of Rajapalayam City.
Rajapalayam Slums
Total no. of Slums in Rajapalayam city numbers 7,411 in which population of 25,931 resides. This is around 19.88% of total population of Rajapalayam city.
Rajapalayam City Population 2011
Description
City
Rajapalayam
Government
Municipality
Urban Agglomeration
Only City
State
Tamil Nadu
Rajapalayam City
Total
Male
Female
City Population
130,442
64,765
65,677
Literates
101,581
53,711
47,870
Children (0-6)
11,604
5,927
5,677
Average Literacy (%)
85.48 %
91.29 %
79.78 %
Sexratio
1014
Child Sexratio
958
Rajapalayam Religion
Hinduism is majority religion in Rajapalayam city with 94.53 % followers.
Islam is second most popular religion in city of Rajapalayam with approximately 3.48 % following it.
In Rajapalayam city, Christinity is followed by 1.75 %, Jainism by 0.00 %, Sikhism by 0.02 % and Buddhism by 0.00 %. Around 0.00 % stated 'Other Religion', approximately 0.21 % stated 'No Particular Religion'.