Ramarajapuram

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Ramarajapuram
village
Nickname: 
Rama
Country 
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Ramarajapuram is a village panchayat in Nilakkottai taluk, Dindigul district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

Demographics

As of the 2001 India census, Ramarajapuram had a population of 9,439. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Ramarajapuram has an average literacy rate of 60%, higher than the national average of 59.5% male literacy, and female literacy is 40%. In Ramarajapuram, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.[citation needed]

Facilities

It has five schools. According to Tamil Nadu Government's Department of School Education, the list of the schools include a government high school, two primary schools and a soman matriculation school.[citation needed]

Ramarajapuram has a rich supply of water and is situated on the bank of river

Vaigai
. Agriculture is the primary occupation of the population. Madurai and Dindigul are the major towns nearby.

This village has a government hospital. The children from the village travel to pandiarajpuram, Sholavandan, vadipatti for their education in English.

The village has seen a lot of growth among the students leaving to complete higher education including

Indian army, CRPF, BSF, etc.[citation needed
]

The village men play kabadi and a few among them are represented at state and national level teams.[citation needed] Cricket is also popular.[citation needed] A lot of tournaments are conducted. It is possible to see children playing carrom and chess in the streets.[citation needed]

A lot of people are in state police and fire services.[citation needed]