# Agastheeswaram, Kanniyakumari (Tamil Nadu) – Villages List

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Sub-district · Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu 

# Agastheeswaram

Agastheeswaram is a sub-district of Kanniyakumari district, Tamil Nadu. At the 2011 Census it had **552,175 people**, 21 towns and 20 villages (19 inhabited). The largest village is Neendakara -B (19,716 people).

- 552,175people (2011)
- 20villages
- 21towns
- 93.7%literacy

## Population of Agastheeswaram compared with Kanniyakumari

■ Agastheeswaram · ■ Kanniyakumari district

Literacy (age 7+) ****93.7%**

**91.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1027**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****978**

**964

Working population ****35.3%**

**36.3%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Agastheeswaram

Of every 100 households in Agastheeswaram in 2011, 97 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 55 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Agastheeswaram · ■ Kanniyakumari district

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****88%**

**88%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**7%

Tap water ****85%**

**65%

Drinking water within premises ****55%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****55%**

**41%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****38%**

**56%

Use banking services ****67%**

**65%

Television ****91%**

**90%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****36%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**4%

None of these assets ****3%**

**3%

Own their home ****72%**

**86%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Towns in Agastheeswaram

- Nagercoil224,849 people
- Kanniyakumari22,453 people
- Dharamapuram17,476 people
- Asaripallam16,822 people
- Ganapathipuram14,598 people
- Thengampudur14,538 people
- Suchindrum13,193 people
- Puthalam13,073 people
- Thenthamaraikulam11,872 people
- Marungur11,236 people
- Kottaram11,055 people
- Anjugrammam10,982 people
- Mylaudy10,070 people
- Agastheeswaram9,717 people
- Alagappapuram9,626 people
- Therur7,615 people
- Gandipuram6,106 people
- Peruvilai6,090 people
- Putheri5,576 people
- Pallanthurai5,386 people
- Manakudi4,083 people

## Largest villages in Agastheeswaram

- Neendakara -B · 19,716 people
- Thamaraikulam · 11,776 people
- Vempanoor · 10,177 people
- Kanniyakumari · 9,773 people
- Agasteeswaram · 7,638 people
- Vadasery · 6,852 people
- Dharmapuram · 6,196 people
- Madhusoodhanapuram · 5,928 people
- Theroor · 5,290 people
- Neendakara-A · 3,914 people
- Vadiveeswaram · 3,777 people
- Nagercoil · 3,323 people
- Kulasekarapuram · 2,853 people
- Eraviputhoor · 2,604 people
- Parakkai · 2,524 people
- Marangoor · 2,314 people

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## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Agastheeswaram?20 (19 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Agastheeswaram in?Kanniyakumari district, Tamil Nadu
- What is the population of Agastheeswaram?552,175 (Census 2011)