# Agalakotta Village, Denkanikottai, Krishnagiri (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Denkanikottai, Krishnagiri 

# Agalakotta

Agalakotta is a village in Denkanikottai sub-district of Krishnagiri district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **635118**. The 2011 Census counted **4,435 people in 1,026 households**, the 22nd largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 60.1%.

- 4,435people (2011)
- 1,026households
- 61.2%literacy
- 635118PIN code

## Agalakotta PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Agalakotta is 635118.** Agalakotta falls in Denkanikottai sub-district, Krishnagiri district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code635118
- Gram panchayatAgalakotta , Padiganalam
- Community development blockThally
- Census village code644071

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Agalakotta from nearby towns?

- Denkanikottai (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Krishnagiri (district HQ)90 km by road
- Denkanikottai (nearest town)14 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 Agalakotta?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Agalakotta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Thalli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hosur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hosur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Agalakotta known for?

The main crops are **ragi, rose and horse gram**. About 52% of the 2,346 hectares of village land is sown, and 138 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 Agalakotta

Of every 100 households in Agalakotta in 2011, 89 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Agalakotta · ■ Denkanikottai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**81%

Tap water ****86%**

**81%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**81%

Use banking services ****24%**

**33%

Television ****86%**

**79%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**12%

Own their home ****95%**

**92%

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 Agalakotta?

■ Agalakotta · ■ Denkanikottai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.2%**

**60.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****877**

**929

Working population ****48.6%**

**52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.6% for men and 52.5% for women. 61% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1,144 (53%) · **■** Farm labourers 396 (18%) · **■** Household industry 27 (1%) · **■** Other work 231 (11%) · **■** Marginal 358 (17%)

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 Denkanikottai

- Nagamangalam4,948 people
- Bairamangalam4,932 people
- Andevanapalli4,908 people
- Odayandahalli4,566 people
- Thimijapalli4,425 people
- Sengodachinnahalli4,197 people
- Arasakuppam4,196 people
- Belagundapalli4,092 people

[All 118 villages in Denkanikottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/krishnagiri/denkanikottai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Agalakotta?635118
- How far is Agalakotta from Krishnagiri?90 km by road
- What is the population of Agalakotta?4,435 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Agalakotta in?Krishnagiri district (Denkanikottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Agalakotta?61.2% (Census 2011)
