# Agaram Village, Virudhachalam, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/virudhachalam/agaram/ Village · Virudhachalam, Cuddalore # Agaram Agaram is a village in Virudhachalam sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606104**. The 2011 Census counted **2,244 people in 570 households**, the 46th largest of 155 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%. - 2,244people (2011) - 570households - 63.2%literacy - 606104PIN code ## Agaram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Agaram is 606104.** Agaram falls in Virudhachalam sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606104 - Gram panchayatAgaram Mu - Community development blockVirudhachalam - Census village code637095 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Agaram from nearby towns? - Virudhachalam (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ)75 km by road - Mangalampet (nearest town)3 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 Agaram? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Agaram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mangalampet - ○Degree college5–10 km · Periyavadavadi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Ulundurpettai - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 22 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 Agaram known for? The main crops are **sugarcane, paddy and black gram**. About 66% of the 818 hectares of village land is sown, and 202 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 Agaram Of every 100 households in Agaram in 2011, 94 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 27 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Agaram · ■ Virudhachalam rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **94% Toilet within the home ****35%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****64%** **83% Tap water ****93%** **88% Drinking water within premises ****23%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****27%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%** **79% Use banking services ****75%** **54% Television ****89%** **87% Mobile phone ****83%** **67% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****28%** **22% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****5%** **6% Own their home ****95%** **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 Agaram? ■ Agaram · ■ Virudhachalam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.2%** **72.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1187** **964 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****886** **852 Working population ****46.4%** **50.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.1% for men and 53.6% for women. 52% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 177 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 178 (17%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 97 (9%) · **■** Marginal 576 (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 Virudhachalam - Irulakkurichi2,352 people - Karnatham2,343 people - Puvanur ko2,298 people - Kovilanur2,268 people - Chittur2,213 people - Thoravalur2,209 people - Keeranur2,179 people - Kumaramangalam2,131 people [All 162 villages in Virudhachalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/virudhachalam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Agaram?606104 - How far is Agaram from Cuddalore?75 km by road - What is the population of Agaram?2,244 (Census 2011) - Which district is Agaram in?Cuddalore district (Virudhachalam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Agaram?63.2% (Census 2011)