Rayagiri mannar malai
Town panchayat
Rayagiri Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 9°20′N 77°32′E / 9.34°N 77.54°E / 9.34; 77.54
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tenkasi
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 Tenkasi district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

Population

As of 2001^[update] 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.

Schools

In Rayagiri, there are six elementary schools, one girls high school, one higher secondary school and two private matriculation schools are available.

Adjacent communities

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