# Agasteeswaram Village, Agastheeswaram – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kanniyakumari/agastheeswaram/agasteeswaram/ Village · Agastheeswaram, Kanniyakumari # Agasteeswaram Agasteeswaram is a village in Agastheeswaram sub-district of Kanniyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **629701**. The 2011 Census counted **7,638 people in 1,945 households**, the 5th largest of 19 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 92.3%. - 7,638people (2011) - 1,945households - 93.5%literacy - 629701PIN code ## Agasteeswaram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Agasteeswaram is 629701.** Agasteeswaram falls in Agastheeswaram sub-district, Kanniyakumari district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code629701 - Gram panchayatKovalam - Community development blockAgastheeswaram - Census village code643182 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Agasteeswaram from nearby towns? - Nagercoil (sub-district HQ)23 km by road - Nagercoil (district HQ)23 km by road - Kanniya Kumari (nearest town)2 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 Agasteeswaram? 27 services counted by the Census are inside Agasteeswaram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 6 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●PolytechnicIn village · 1 private - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Agastheeswaram - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nagercoil - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)22 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 Agasteeswaram known for? The main crops are **paddy, banana and coconut**. Products made here include rice, coconut oil, shell ornaments and rope. About 14% of the 144 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 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 Agasteeswaram Of every 100 households in Agasteeswaram in 2011, 97 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 61 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Agasteeswaram · ■ Agastheeswaram rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **95% Toilet within the home ****94%** **82% No toilet (open defecation) ****4%** **14% Tap water ****81%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****64%** **49% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****61%** **46% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****33%** **52% Use banking services ****86%** **66% Television ****90%** **89% Mobile phone ****82%** **73% Computer with internet ****1%** **3% Two-wheeler ****17%** **28% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **4% None of these assets ****3%** **4% Own their home ****92%** **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). ## What is the population of Agasteeswaram? ■ Agasteeswaram · ■ Agastheeswaram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****93.5%** **92.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1067** **1014 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1014** **947 Working population ****30.8%** **37.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.1% for men and 94.0% for women. 52% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 6 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (0%) · **■** Household industry 61 (3%) · **■** Other work 1,901 (81%) · **■** Marginal 379 (16%) 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 Agastheeswaram - Neendakara -B19,716 people - Thamaraikulam11,776 people - Vempanoor10,177 people - Kanniyakumari9,773 people - Vadasery6,852 people - Dharmapuram6,196 people - Madhusoodhanapuram5,928 people - Theroor5,290 people [All 20 villages in Agastheeswaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kanniyakumari/agastheeswaram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Agasteeswaram?629701 - How far is Agasteeswaram from Nagercoil?23 km by road - What is the population of Agasteeswaram?7,638 (Census 2011) - Which district is Agasteeswaram in?Kanniyakumari district (Agastheeswaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Agasteeswaram?93.5% (Census 2011)