# Agaramthen Village, Tambaram, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/tambaram/agaramthen/ Village · Tambaram, Kancheepuram # Agaramthen Agaramthen is a village in Tambaram sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **600073**. The 2011 Census counted **4,172 people in 1,059 households**, the 2nd largest of 7 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 87.2%. - 4,172people (2011) - 1,059households - 84.5%literacy - 600073PIN code ## Agaramthen PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Agaramthen is 600073.** Agaramthen falls in Tambaram sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code600073 - Gram panchayatAgaramthen - Community development blockSt. Thomas Mount - Census village code629366 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Agaramthen from nearby towns? - Tambaram (sub-district HQ)11 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)63 km by road - Madambakkam (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 Agaramthen? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Agaramthen; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Madambakkam - ○Degree college5–10 km · Sembakkam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tambaram - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps 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 Agaramthen known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 33% of the 382 hectares of village land is sown, and 125 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 Agaramthen Of every 100 households in Agaramthen in 2011, 94 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 77 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 52 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Agaramthen · ■ Tambaram rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **98% Toilet within the home ****52%** **74% No toilet (open defecation) ****47%** **25% Tap water ****79%** **62% Drinking water within premises ****37%** **35% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****77%** **73% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****12%** **13% Use banking services ****45%** **58% Television ****89%** **93% Mobile phone ****75%** **84% Computer with internet ****5%** **8% Two-wheeler ****52%** **48% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **6% None of these assets ****3%** **2% Own their home ****87%** **71% 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 Agaramthen? ■ Agaramthen · ■ Tambaram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.5%** **87.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1021** **991 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****973** **979 Working population ****38.6%** **38.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.7% for men and 80.4% for women. 60% of men and 18% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 67 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 56 (3%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,387 (86%) · **■** Marginal 89 (6%) 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 Tambaram - Mudichur15,438 people - Vengapakkam2,758 people - Kasbapuram2,606 people - Kovilancheri1,253 people - Madurapakkam1,021 people [All 7 villages in Tambaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/tambaram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Agaramthen?600073 - How far is Agaramthen from Kancheepuram?63 km by road - What is the population of Agaramthen?4,172 (Census 2011) - Which district is Agaramthen in?Kancheepuram district (Tambaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Agaramthen?84.5% (Census 2011)