# Agaradhanur Village, Tharangambadi, Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Tharangambadi, Nagapattinam 

# Agaradhanur

Agaradhanur is a village in Tharangambadi sub-district of Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **609302**. The 2011 Census counted **1,072 people in 277 households**, the 60th largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.0%.

- 1,072people (2011)
- 277households
- 70.0%literacy
- 609302PIN code

## Agaradhanur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Agaradhanur is 609302.** Agaradhanur falls in Tharangambadi sub-district, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code609302
- Gram panchayatKadakkam
- Community development blockKuthalam
- Census village code637596

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

## How far is Agaradhanur from nearby towns?

- Tharangambadi (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Nagapattinam (district HQ)60 km by road
- Mayiladuthurai (nearest town)15 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 Agaradhanur?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Agaradhanur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private 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
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kilianur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Mannampandal
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mayiladuthurai
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)20 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 Agaradhanur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and banana**. About 82% of the 266 hectares of village land is sown, and 217 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 Agaradhanur

Of every 100 households in Agaradhanur in 2011, 87 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Agaradhanur · ■ Tharangambadi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**36%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**63%

Tap water ****99%**

**67%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**66%

Use banking services ****17%**

**48%

Television ****95%**

**90%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****2%**

**5%

Own their home ****100%**

**93%

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 Agaradhanur?

■ Agaradhanur · ■ Tharangambadi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.0%**

**83.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**1033

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****895**

**963

Working population ****38.2%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.7% for men and 61.1% for women. 58% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 109 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 174 (43%) · **■** Other work 42 (10%) · **■** Marginal 84 (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 Tharangambadi

- Kodavilagam1,340 people
- Eravancheri1,228 people
- Sethur1,203 people
- Edakkudi1,078 people
- Eachangudi1,061 people
- Vilagam925 people
- Lakshminayanapuram II661 people
- Nadukkarai Keelapathi656 people

[All 67 villages in Tharangambadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/tharangambadi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Agaradhanur?609302
- How far is Agaradhanur from Nagapattinam?60 km by road
- What is the population of Agaradhanur?1,072 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Agaradhanur in?Nagapattinam district (Tharangambadi sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Agaradhanur?70.0% (Census 2011)
