# Marangoor Village, Agastheeswaram, Kanniyakumari (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kanniyakumari/agastheeswaram/marangoor/ Village · Agastheeswaram, Kanniyakumari # Marangoor Marangoor is a village in Agastheeswaram sub-district of Kanniyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **629402**. The 2011 Census counted **2,314 people in 649 households**, the 16th largest of 19 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 92.3%. - 2,314people (2011) - 649households - 87.9%literacy - 629402PIN code ## Marangoor PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Marangoor is 629402.** Marangoor falls in Agastheeswaram sub-district, Kanniyakumari district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code629402 - Gram panchayatNallur - Community development blockAgastheeswaram - Census village code643169 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Marangoor from nearby towns? - Nagercoil (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Nagercoil (district HQ)12 km by road - Marungur (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 Marangoor? 25 services counted by the Census are inside Marangoor; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Engineering collegeIn village · 1 private - ●Management instituteIn village · 1 private - ●PolytechnicIn village · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mylaudy - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Theroor - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nagercoil - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 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 Marangoor known for? The main crops are **paddy, coconut and banana**. About 74% of the 551 hectares of village land is sown, and 410 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 Marangoor Of every 100 households in Marangoor in 2011, 95 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Marangoor · ■ Agastheeswaram rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **95% Toilet within the home ****78%** **82% No toilet (open defecation) ****18%** **14% Tap water ****91%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****37%** **49% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%** **46% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%** **52% Use banking services ****69%** **66% Television ****89%** **89% Mobile phone ****61%** **73% Computer with internet ****3%** **3% Two-wheeler ****23%** **28% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **4% None of these assets ****5%** **4% Own their home ****83%** **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 Marangoor? ■ Marangoor · ■ Agastheeswaram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****87.9%** **92.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****990** **1014 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1062** **947 Working population ****41.1%** **37.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.8% for men and 84.0% for women. 59% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 271 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 293 (31%) · **■** Household industry 21 (2%) · **■** Other work 254 (27%) · **■** Marginal 111 (12%) 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 - Nagercoil3,323 people - Kulasekarapuram2,853 people - Eraviputhoor2,604 people - Parakkai2,524 people - Suchindrum924 people - Thengamputhoor91 people - Azhagappapuram89 people [All 20 villages in Agastheeswaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kanniyakumari/agastheeswaram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Marangoor?629402 - How far is Marangoor from Nagercoil?12 km by road - What is the population of Marangoor?2,314 (Census 2011) - Which district is Marangoor in?Kanniyakumari district (Agastheeswaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Marangoor?87.9% (Census 2011)