Rajavoor

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Rajavoor (Vanchi Marthandanalloor) is an Indian village near the city of Marungur in the state of Tamil Nadu. As of the 2001 India census, Marungur had a population of 10,096. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Marungur has an average literacy rate of 82%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 85%, and female literacy is 80%. In Marungur, 8% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Rajavoor is located near the city, with a sizable Roman Catholic population. The village is known for being the home of St. Michael's Shrine. The annual feast starts on the first Friday of May with a flag hoisting followed by a ten day Mass and adoration. The eighth and ninth days are marked with a car procession to St. Michael, the Arch angel. People affiliated to different faith without any difference gather there as well. The Roman Catholics and parish belongs to the Kottar Diocese. The other part of this village is North Rajavoor, where Our Lady of Presentation Church is attached to the Rajavoor Parish.