# Polagam Village, Karaikal Taluk, Karaikal (Puducherry) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/puducherry/karaikal/karaikal-taluk/polagam/ Village · Karaikal Taluk, Karaikal # Polagam Polagam is a village in Karaikal Taluk sub-district of Karaikal district, Puducherry, PIN code **609606**. The 2011 Census counted **1,888 people in 499 households**, the 11th largest of 12 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 86.0%. - 1,888people (2011) - 499households - 77.2%literacy - 609606PIN code ## Polagam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Polagam is 609606.** Polagam falls in Karaikal Taluk sub-district, Karaikal district, Puducherry. - PIN code609606 - Gram panchayatT.R.Pattinam - Community development blockKaraikal Cd Block - Census village code644993 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Polagam from nearby towns? - Karaikal (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Karaikal (district HQ)9 km by road - Karaikal (nearest town)9 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Polagam? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Polagam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Thirumalairayanpattinam - ○Degree college5–10 km · Karaikal - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Thirumalairayanpattinam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Polagam known for? The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include steel billets, chlorites and sodium silicate. About 16% of the 369 hectares of village land is sown, and 56 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Polagam Of every 100 households in Polagam in 2011, 90 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Polagam · ■ Karaikal Taluk rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **93% Toilet within the home ****31%** **52% No toilet (open defecation) ****69%** **47% Tap water ****100%** **77% Drinking water within premises ****38%** **46% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%** **41% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****65%** **50% Use banking services ****52%** **70% Television ****61%** **73% Mobile phone ****57%** **67% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****21%** **35% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **3% None of these assets ****15%** **11% Own their home ****68%** **71% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Polagam? ■ Polagam · ■ Karaikal Taluk rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.2%** **86.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000** **1035 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****882** **970 Working population ****36.3%** **34.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.1% for men and 70.4% for women. 54% of men and 19% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 7 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 272 (40%) · **■** Marginal 398 (58%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Karaikal Taluk - Keezhaiyur3,262 people - Kizhamanai2,851 people - Keezhaiyur2,687 people - Vanjiur2,234 people - Poovam1,565 people [All 12 villages in Karaikal Taluk](https://wherepedia.org/india/puducherry/karaikal/karaikal-taluk/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Polagam?609606 - How far is Polagam from Karaikal?9 km by road - What is the population of Polagam?1,888 (Census 2011) - Which district is Polagam in?Karaikal district (Karaikal Taluk sub-district), Puducherry - What is the literacy rate of Polagam?77.2% (Census 2011)