El Rayo (Pisaflores, Hidalgo)
We have collected many facts about the large village of El Rayo, as well as photos, maps or statistics.
So you will learn about this incredible town of 967 inhabitants of Hidalgo.
The place of El Rayo is inside the municipality of Pisaflores (in the State of Hidalgo). There are 967 inhabitants. In the list of the most populated towns of the whole municipality, it is the number #2 of the ranking. El Rayo is at 862 meters of altitude.
Data: In El Rayo, 30% of the population over 12 years is single and 21% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
Do you want to locate the town of El Rayo? You can find it at 4.6 kilometers, in direction South, from the town of Pisaflores, which has the largest population within the municipality. To enjoy the town of El Rayo through the satelital imagery, in the bottom of the webpage you have an interactive map to know where it is.
#1 Where is El Rayo? How to go? Map
Online map of El Rayo in Hidalgo, with an interactive cartography with which you can see closely the town, centered on 
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#2 The population of El Rayo (Hidalgo) is 967 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 517 | 450 | 967 |
| 2010 | 510 | 440 | 950 |
| 2005 | 447 | 391 | 838 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 2.74 | 10.23 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Hidalgo: | 33.71% | 19.89% |
| Illiterate population: | 6.83% | 11.58% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 2.48% | 10.23% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 4.34% | 12.75% |
| Schooling level: | 7.24 | 5.27 |
| Schooling level (men): | 6.76 | 4.97 |
| Schooling level (women): | 7.64 | 5.52 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 1.86% | 0.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 1.03% | 0.11% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
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| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 42.92% | 25.58% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 54.00% | 49.32% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 33.27% | 5.10% |
| Number of inhabited private dwellings: | 261 | 281 |
| Homes with electricity: | 96.17% | 94.62% |
| Housing with piped water: | 96.93% | 87.44% |
| Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities: | 90.80% | 92.83% |
| Dwellings with radio: | 20.31% | 28.70% |
| Housing with television: | 80.08% | 65.92% |
| Housing with refrigerator: | 73.95% | 59.64% |
| Housing with washing machine: | 68.97% | 51.12% |
| Housing with automobile: | 34.10% | 23.77% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 19.16% | 3.14% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 6.13% | 1.35% |
| Dwellings with cellular phones: | 71.65% | 0.00% |
| Homes with Internet: | 20.69% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of El Rayo
With the satellite map of El Rayo will I be able to look for my location? Yes, access the map, zoom in and see the surroundings of this town and the municipality of Pisaflores. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of El Rayo.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Rayo
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of El Rayo, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to El Rayo so you can contact them.:- CASA DE ASISTENCIA EN PISAFLORES: 6 km away, direction South (5 minutes by car)
- POSADA LOPEZ: 7 km away, direction South (5 minutes by car)
- RENTA DE CUARTOS: 7 km away, direction South (6 minutes by car)
- HOTEL AYAVAL: 7 km away, direction South (5 minutes by car)
#5 Population pyramid of El Rayo (Hidalgo)
In El Rayo there is a very characteristic age structure of the population, which you can see in the following population pyramid, with data from 2005. After analyzing the demographic data of El Rayo, separated by men and women, and also by age groups, we can analyze what the future of the population in this town will be like.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 74 | 68 | 142 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 96 | 94 | 190 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 291 | 217 | 508 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 56 | 71 | 127 |
#6 Photos of El Rayo
In order for you to enjoy nature around El Rayo, we have compiled a collection of sightseeing and monument photographs of the town and its surroundings. Access a completely free online image gallery of El Rayo, so you can even use it as a wallpaper to always remember this beautiful town.
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#7 The Postal Code of El Rayo (Hidalgo) is 42223
Are you going to send a letter to El Rayo? Do you have a friend in El Rayo and want to send them a gift through the postal service? The Postal Code of El Rayo consists of the following 5 digits: 42223. If you want to know more about how Post Codes are determined in Mexico, the first two postal digits of El Rayo ("42") correspond to the state code of Hidalgo, and the last three correspond to the people themselves. In Mexico, the same ZIP code can be assigned to several towns.
#8 Vote for El Rayo as the most beautiful town in Mexico
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#10 Schools in El Rayo
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- El Álamo (125 inhabitants)
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- El Mirador (- inhabitants)
- El Pescadito (8 inhabitants)
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- La Escondida de lo Verde (147 inhabitants)
- La Tinaja (31 inhabitants)
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- Pie de la Cuesta (126 inhabitants)
- Pisaflores (2428 inhabitants)
- Puerto Enebro (29 inhabitants)
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