El Rayo (Tecalitlán, Jalisco)

Learn about small village of El Rayo through its photos, maps and population statistics.

All the information about this town of 60 inhabitants of the State of Jalisco

The place of El Rayo is inside the municipality of Tecalitlán (in the State of Jalisco). There are 60 inhabitants. It is the most populated town in the position #6 of the whole municipality. El Rayo is at 1,408 meters of altitude.

Data: In El Rayo, 100% of the inhabitants are catholic and 84% of the dwellings are equipped with a washing machine. At the bottom of this page you will find more information.

To locate this beautiful town inside the municipality, you must know that El Rayo is located at 18.2 kilometers (in direction Northeast) from the locality of Tecalitlán, which is the one that has more inhabitants inside the municipality. With our webpage and with our satelital map that you can find below, you can know where is and visit the surroundings of El Rayo.

#1 Where is El Rayo? How to go? Map

Online map of El Rayo (Jalisco) to be able to get to and make trips around this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in (+) or out (-) to locate the village.

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#2 The population of El Rayo (Jalisco) is 60 inhabitants

Population data in El Rayo (Tecalitlán, Jalisco)
YearFemale InhabitantsMale inhabitantsTotal population
2020293160
20105556111
2005413879
Evolution of the population in El Rayo: Total   Men   Women
Other demographic data in El Rayo:
20202010
Fertility rate (children per woman):3.3814.29
Population coming from outside the State of Jalisco:5.00%0.00%
Illiterate population:10.00%13.51%
Illiterate population (men):8.33%14.29%
Illiterate population (women):1.67%12.73%
Schooling level:5.484.73
Schooling level (men):5.044.59
Schooling level (women):64.87
Indigenous culture data in El Rayo:
20202010
Percentage of indigenous population:0.00%0.00%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:0.00%0.00%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:0.00%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of El Rayo, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Jalisco, and in the country as a whole.

Find out more interesting facts about all the towns in the Municipality of Tecalitlán (statistics, photos, maps, restaurants...) at this link.

Unemployment, economy and dwelling data in El Rayo:
20202010
Employed population over 12 years:28.33%27.93%
Employed population over 12 years (men):51.61%50.00%
Employed population over 12 years (women):3.45%5.45%
Number of inhabited private dwellings:1930
Homes with electricity:94.74%87.50%
Housing with piped water:100.00%25.00%
Dwellings with toilet or sanitary facilities:73.68%66.67%
Dwellings with radio:68.42%58.33%
Housing with television:89.47%87.50%
Housing with refrigerator:94.74%75.00%
Housing with washing machine:84.21%54.17%
Housing with automobile:63.16%41.67%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:10.53%4.17%
Homes with landline telephone:0.00%16.67%
Dwellings with cellular phones:73.68%62.50%
Homes with Internet:52.63%0.00%
Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Rayo (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Jalisco, and with the total for the country.

#3 Satellite photo of El Rayo

Amazing satellite GPS maps of El Rayo, to see from space this beautiful village, as well as the surroundings of the municipality of Tecalitlán. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Rayo.



#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Rayo

Many people want to stay in the town of El Rayo itself, but unfortunately there are no hotels in the village yet. Don't worry, we have created this list of the closest accommodations, so you can ask if they have rooms available.:

#5 Population pyramid of El Rayo (Jalisco)

We have compiled data on number of inhabitants of El Rayo by age and sex, to show you the following population pyramid of the town, from the year 2005. You can check how the percentages of children and adults are distributed, in addition to women and men. With this data you can analyze the demographic structure, and know if in El Rayo there is a generational replacement.

Population pyramid of El Rayo
Data of the age pyramid of the town El Rayo (inhabitants year 2020)
Age rangeNumber of womenNumber of menTotal population
Infants (0-5 years)336
Youth (6-14 years)6410
Adults (15-59 years)161935
Elderly (60+ years)459

#6 Photos of El Rayo

Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape photos of El Rayo? We have located on the Internet several beautiful images of places and locations nearby, so you can see the beauty of this Mexican town. Some are artistic photos and others are simply panoramic photos taken by amateurs and friends who simply like El Rayo.

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#10 Other towns in the Municipality of Tecalitlán

  1. Colomitos (13 inhabitants)
  2. El Capulín (- inhabitants)
  3. El Panocho (8 inhabitants)
  4. El Tamborcillo (- inhabitants)
  5. Higuera Blanca (- inhabitants)
  6. La Joya (10 inhabitants)
  7. La Mesa de San Antonio (- inhabitants)
  8. La Yerbabuena (2 inhabitants)
  9. Las Lagunillas (La Lagunilla) (- inhabitants)
  10. Los Aguacates (22 inhabitants)
  11. Los Cimientos (4 inhabitants)
  12. Los Mezcales (21 inhabitants)
  13. Ojotitancillo (14 inhabitants)
  14. Palo Dulce (10 inhabitants)
  15. Puerto las Cicuas (- inhabitants)