# Agaram Village, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) (2)

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Village · Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram 

# Agaram

Agaram is a village in Chengalpattu sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603108**. The 2011 Census counted **408 people in 108 households**, the 120th largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%.

- 408people (2011)
- 108households
- 84.6%literacy
- 603108PIN code

## Agaram PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Agaram is 603108.** Agaram falls in Chengalpattu sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code603108
- Gram panchayatNellikuppam
- Community development blockThiruporur
- Census village code629438

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?

- Chengalpattu (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Kancheepuram (district HQ)75 km by road
- Thiruporur (nearest town)10 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?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Agaram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Nellikuppam
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nellikuppam
- ○Degree college10+ km · Maraimalainagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chengalpattu
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 **paddy, ground nut and vegetables**. About 22% of the 253 hectares of village land is sown, and 55 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, 92 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Agaram · ■ Chengalpattu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**38%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**60%

Tap water ****100%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**45%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**48%

Use banking services ****45%**

**48%

Television ****84%**

**91%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****30%**

**41%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**4%

None of these assets ****11%**

**3%

Own their home ****98%**

**85%

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 · ■ Chengalpattu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.6%**

**80.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****872**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****583**

**969

Working population ****47.3%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.9% for men and 72.2% for women. 65% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 5 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 61 (32%) · **■** Other work 125 (65%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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 Chengalpattu

- Murugamangalam460 people
- Valavanthangal449 people
- Viralpakkam449 people
- Orathur426 people
- Mannavedudevadaram400 people
- Kanthalur396 people
- Reddikuppam396 people
- Pooluppai391 people

[All 173 villages in Chengalpattu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/chengalpattu/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Agaram?603108
- How far is Agaram from Kancheepuram?75 km by road
- What is the population of Agaram?408 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Agaram in?Kancheepuram district (Chengalpattu sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Agaram?84.6% (Census 2011)