Rayavaram, Tamil Nadu

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

Rayavaram (Tamil: இராயவரம்) 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 kanmai (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.

Temples

The village has several temples, including:

• Sivan Kovil
• Perumal Kovil
• Muthumaari—Amman Kovil
• Kollai Pillaiyar Kovil
• Karai Meal Alagar Ayyanar Kovil
• Hamuan Kovil
• Kamatchi Amman Kovil
• Uyyavanthamman
• Ponnadaseli amman kovil
• Kadappillai Ayyanar
• Malai Kolzhundeeswarar Kovil - People of Padasalaiyar house built the

temple. AR.S.Ramaswamy Chettiar arranged to make jewels for Malai 
Kolzhundeeswarar and Mangala Nayagi

Rayavaram was the first village to allow low-class people entry to temples.

In the harvest season of May, Muthumariamman temple has a 10-day temple festival.

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.

Education

The following educational institutions are in Rayavaram.

• Sri Lakshmi Primary Nursery School
• S.KT. Gandhi Primary School
• S.KT. Gandhi High School
• Subramanian Polytechnic College, Rayavaram

G.S.S Primary school

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