# Alagappasamudram Village, Panruti, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/panruti/alagappasamudram/ Village · Panruti, Cuddalore # Alagappasamudram Alagappasamudram is a village in Panruti sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **600073**. The 2011 Census counted **3,000 people in 720 households**, the 46th largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.2%. - 3,000people (2011) - 720households - 77.3%literacy - 600073PIN code ## Alagappasamudram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Alagappasamudram is 600073.** Alagappasamudram falls in Panruti sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code600073 - Gram panchayatAlagappasamudram - Community development blockPanruti - Census village code636586 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Alagappasamudram from nearby towns? - Panruti (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ)30 km by road - Panruti (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 Alagappasamudram? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Alagappasamudram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kadampuliyur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Neyveli - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Panruti - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Alagappasamudram known for? The main crops are **cashew, jack fruit and sugarcane**. About 82% of the 622 hectares of village land is sown, and 36 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 Alagappasamudram Of every 100 households in Alagappasamudram in 2011, 93 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 54 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Alagappasamudram · ■ Panruti rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **93% Toilet within the home ****14%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****70%** **81% Tap water ****100%** **92% Drinking water within premises ****22%** **31% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****54%** **22% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****46%** **77% Use banking services ****25%** **48% Television ****89%** **91% Mobile phone ****52%** **63% Computer with internet ****4%** **1% Two-wheeler ****25%** **26% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****2%** **4% Own their home ****99%** **96% 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 Alagappasamudram? ■ Alagappasamudram · ■ Panruti rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.3%** **71.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938** **981 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****725** **877 Working population ****48.0%** **49.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.6% for men and 68.7% for women. 55% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 154 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 227 (16%) · **■** Household industry 21 (1%) · **■** Other work 310 (22%) · **■** Marginal 727 (51%) 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 Panruti - Panapakkam3,122 people - Poongunam3,114 people - Kilakuppam3,108 people - Akkadavalli3,104 people - Manamthavizhnthaputhur2,964 people - Nadukuppam2,831 people - Sirugramam2,602 people - Sorathur2,586 people [All 94 villages in Panruti](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/panruti/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Alagappasamudram?600073 - How far is Alagappasamudram from Cuddalore?30 km by road - What is the population of Alagappasamudram?3,000 (Census 2011) - Which district is Alagappasamudram in?Cuddalore district (Panruti sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Alagappasamudram?77.3% (Census 2011)