# Agaraelathur Village, Sirkali, Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/sirkali/agaraelathur/ Village · Sirkali, Nagapattinam # Agaraelathur Agaraelathur is a village in Sirkali sub-district of Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **609116**. The 2011 Census counted **2,645 people in 643 households**, the 41st largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.8%. - 2,645people (2011) - 643households - 88.1%literacy - 609116PIN code ## Agaraelathur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Agaraelathur is 609116.** Agaraelathur falls in Sirkali sub-district, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code609116 - Gram panchayatAgaraelathur - Community development blockKollidam - Census village code637398 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Agaraelathur from nearby towns? - Sirkali (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Nagapattinam (district HQ)75 km by road - Sirkali (nearest town)12 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 Agaraelathur? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Agaraelathur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kondal - ○Degree college10+ km · Sirkali - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arasur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ 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)15 h summer · 12 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 Agaraelathur known for? The main crops are **paddy and sugarcane**. About 67% of the 618 hectares of village land is sown, and 406 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 Agaraelathur Of every 100 households in Agaraelathur in 2011, 98 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Agaraelathur · ■ Sirkali rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **93% Toilet within the home ****23%** **32% No toilet (open defecation) ****77%** **66% Tap water ****76%** **56% Drinking water within premises ****13%** **23% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **27% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **71% Use banking services ****20%** **43% Television ****97%** **90% Mobile phone ****44%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****12%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****1%** **5% Own their home ****99%** **95% 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 Agaraelathur? ■ Agaraelathur · ■ Sirkali rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****88.1%** **79.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955** **1024 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****924** **948 Working population ****52.3%** **42.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.5% for men and 83.4% for women. 60% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 30 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 388 (28%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 122 (9%) · **■** Marginal 831 (60%) 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 Sirkali - Edakudivasapathy I2,877 people - Edamanal2,831 people - Thittai2,792 people - Neppathur2,752 people - Arasur2,631 people - Thirukkarukavur2,550 people - Mangaimadam2,522 people - Semangalam2,504 people [All 87 villages in Sirkali](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/sirkali/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Agaraelathur?609116 - How far is Agaraelathur from Nagapattinam?75 km by road - What is the population of Agaraelathur?2,645 (Census 2011) - Which district is Agaraelathur in?Nagapattinam district (Sirkali sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Agaraelathur?88.1% (Census 2011)