# Ambagarathur Village, Thirunallar Taluk, Karaikal (Puducherry) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/puducherry/karaikal/thirunallar-taluk/ambagarathur/ Village · Thirunallar Taluk, Karaikal # Ambagarathur Ambagarathur is a village in Thirunallar Taluk sub-district of Karaikal district, Puducherry, PIN code **609601**. The 2011 Census counted **7,391 people in 1,707 households**, the 1st largest of 16 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.4%. - 7,391people (2011) - 1,707households - 86.4%literacy - 609601PIN code ## Ambagarathur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ambagarathur is 609601.** Ambagarathur falls in Thirunallar Taluk sub-district, Karaikal district, Puducherry. - PIN code609601 - Gram panchayatAmbagarathur, Nallambal - Community development blockKaraikal Cd Block - Census village code645001 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ambagarathur from nearby towns? - Karaikal (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Karaikal (district HQ)15 km by road - Karaikal (nearest town)15 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 Ambagarathur? 29 services counted by the Census are inside Ambagarathur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 3 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 3 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Karaikal - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thirumalairayanpattinam - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 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 Ambagarathur known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 57% of the 413 hectares of village land is sown, and 211 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 Ambagarathur Of every 100 households in Ambagarathur in 2011, 98 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 56 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Ambagarathur · ■ Thirunallar Taluk rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **94% Toilet within the home ****70%** **44% No toilet (open defecation) ****27%** **54% Tap water ****89%** **94% Drinking water within premises ****68%** **54% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****56%** **47% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****35%** **46% Use banking services ****73%** **71% Television ****80%** **72% Mobile phone ****72%** **67% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****30%** **32% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **3% None of these assets ****8%** **10% Own their home ****77%** **82% 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 Ambagarathur? ■ Ambagarathur · ■ Thirunallar Taluk rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****86.4%** **84.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1045** **1039 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****908** **933 Working population ****31.1%** **34.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.5% for men and 80.7% for women. 55% of men and 9% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 146 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 574 (25%) · **■** Household industry 25 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,302 (57%) · **■** Marginal 254 (11%) 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 Thirunallar Taluk - Thirunallar6,866 people - Kurumbagaram5,212 people - Nedungadu4,886 people - Sorakudy4,666 people [All 16 villages in Thirunallar Taluk](https://wherepedia.org/india/puducherry/karaikal/thirunallar-taluk/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ambagarathur?609601 - How far is Ambagarathur from Karaikal?15 km by road - What is the population of Ambagarathur?7,391 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ambagarathur in?Karaikal district (Thirunallar Taluk sub-district), Puducherry - What is the literacy rate of Ambagarathur?86.4% (Census 2011)