# Alagapuram Village, Udayarpalayam, Ariyalur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/ariyalur/udayarpalayam/alagapuram/ Village · Udayarpalayam, Ariyalur # Alagapuram Alagapuram is a village in Udayarpalayam sub-district of Ariyalur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **608901**. The 2011 Census counted **5,334 people in 1,322 households**, the 14th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%. - 5,334people (2011) - 1,322households - 64.4%literacy - 608901PIN code ## Alagapuram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Alagapuram is 608901.** Alagapuram falls in Udayarpalayam sub-district, Ariyalur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code608901 - Gram panchayatAlagapuram - Community development blockAndimadam - Census village code636338 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Alagapuram from nearby towns? - Jayankondam (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Ariyalur (district HQ)57 km by road - Varadarajanpettai (nearest town)14 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 Alagapuram? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Alagapuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Andimadam - ○Degree college10+ km · Varadarajanpettai - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Andimadam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Alagapuram known for? The main crops are **ground nut, paddy and cashew nut**. About 84% of the 1,220 hectares of village land is sown, and 126 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 Alagapuram Of every 100 households in Alagapuram in 2011, 86 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Alagapuram · ■ Udayarpalayam rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **88% Toilet within the home ****10%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **85% Tap water ****97%** **88% Drinking water within premises ****11%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **13% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **86% Use banking services ****45%** **46% Television ****93%** **85% Mobile phone ****63%** **63% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****17%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****3%** **7% Own their home ****97%** **95% 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 Alagapuram? ■ Alagapuram · ■ Udayarpalayam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.4%** **70.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996** **1011 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****823** **878 Working population ****54.0%** **48.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.3% for men and 52.8% for women. 60% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 582 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 415 (14%) · **■** Household industry 81 (3%) · **■** Other work 207 (7%) · **■** Marginal 1,597 (55%) 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 Udayarpalayam - Kundaveli5,588 people - Periakrishnapuram5,565 people - Ulkottai5,495 people - Thandalai5,390 people - Koovathur5,311 people - Thirukalappur5,278 people - Thaluthalaimedu5,271 people - Muthuservamadam5,174 people [All 118 villages in Udayarpalayam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/ariyalur/udayarpalayam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Alagapuram?608901 - How far is Alagapuram from Ariyalur?57 km by road - What is the population of Alagapuram?5,334 (Census 2011) - Which district is Alagapuram in?Ariyalur district (Udayarpalayam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Alagapuram?64.4% (Census 2011)