# Dharmapuram Village, Agastheeswaram – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kanniyakumari/agastheeswaram/dharmapuram/ Village · Agastheeswaram, Kanniyakumari # Dharmapuram Dharmapuram is a village in Agastheeswaram sub-district of Kanniyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **629501**. The 2011 Census counted **6,196 people in 1,643 households**, the 7th largest of 19 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 92.3%. - 6,196people (2011) - 1,643households - 93.5%literacy - 629501PIN code ## Dharmapuram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Dharmapuram is 629501.** Dharmapuram falls in Agastheeswaram sub-district, Kanniyakumari district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code629501 - Gram panchayatMelakrishnanpudur, Kesavanputhenthurai, Althikkattuvillai, North Surangudy - Community development blockRajakkamangalam - Census village code643177 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dharmapuram from nearby towns? - Nagercoil (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Nagercoil (district HQ)10 km by road - Asaripallam (nearest town)5 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 Dharmapuram? 31 services counted by the Census are inside Dharmapuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 10 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 college5–10 km · Nagercoil - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Konam - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps 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 Dharmapuram known for? The main crops are **coconut, banana and paddy**. Products made here include rope. About 81% of the 1,177 hectares of village land is sown, and 289 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 Dharmapuram Of every 100 households in Dharmapuram in 2011, 98 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 72 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Dharmapuram · ■ Agastheeswaram rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **95% Toilet within the home ****90%** **82% No toilet (open defecation) ****8%** **14% Tap water ****97%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****75%** **49% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****72%** **46% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****28%** **52% Use banking services ****84%** **66% Television ****91%** **89% Mobile phone ****74%** **73% Computer with internet ****3%** **3% Two-wheeler ****23%** **28% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **4% None of these assets ****3%** **4% Own their home ****90%** **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 Dharmapuram? ■ Dharmapuram · ■ Agastheeswaram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****93.5%** **92.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1065** **1014 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****881** **947 Working population ****30.6%** **37.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 94.4% for men and 92.7% for women. 53% of men and 9% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 27 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 122 (6%) · **■** Household industry 29 (2%) · **■** Other work 1,315 (69%) · **■** Marginal 402 (21%) 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 - Vempanoor10,177 people - Kanniyakumari9,773 people - Agasteeswaram7,638 people - Vadasery6,852 people - Madhusoodhanapuram5,928 people - Theroor5,290 people - Neendakara-A3,914 people - Vadiveeswaram3,777 people [All 20 villages in Agastheeswaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kanniyakumari/agastheeswaram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dharmapuram?629501 - How far is Dharmapuram from Nagercoil?10 km by road - What is the population of Dharmapuram?6,196 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dharmapuram in?Kanniyakumari district (Agastheeswaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Dharmapuram?93.5% (Census 2011)