# Agaram Village, Veppanthattai, Perambalur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/perambalur/veppanthattai/agaram/ Village · Veppanthattai, Perambalur # Agaram Agaram is a village in Veppanthattai sub-district of Perambalur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **621117**. The 2011 Census counted **1,376 people in 354 households**, the 35th largest of 36 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%. - 1,376people (2011) - 354households - 71.6%literacy - 621117PIN code ## Agaram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Agaram is 621117.** Agaram falls in Veppanthattai sub-district, Perambalur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code621117 - Gram panchayatInam Agaram - Community development blockVeppanthattai - Census village code636159 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Agaram from nearby towns? - Veppanthattai (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Perambalur (district HQ)30 km by road - Labbaikudikadu (nearest town)10 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 Agaram? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Agaram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · V. Kalathur - ○Degree college10+ km · Perambalur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Veppanthattai - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 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 and hand pumps - 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 Agaram known for? The main crops are **cotton, paddy and ground nut**. About 28% of the 197 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 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 Agaram Of every 100 households in Agaram in 2011, 91 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Agaram · ■ Veppanthattai rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **92% Toilet within the home ****9%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **77% Tap water ****95%** **81% Drinking water within premises ****44%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%** **26% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%** **71% Use banking services ****56%** **59% Television ****71%** **87% Mobile phone ****66%** **63% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****20%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****8%** **6% Own their home ****94%** **91% 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 Agaram? ■ Agaram · ■ Veppanthattai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.6%** **72.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952** **1016 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****831** **915 Working population ****54.9%** **54.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.9% for men and 62.0% for women. 59% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 404 (54%) · **■** Farm labourers 220 (29%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 122 (16%) · **■** Marginal 5 (1%) 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 Veppanthattai - Thondappadi2,290 people - Noothappur2,205 people - Thiruvalandurai2,103 people - Pandagapady1,514 people - Mettupalayam1,024 people [All 41 villages in Veppanthattai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/perambalur/veppanthattai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Agaram?621117 - How far is Agaram from Perambalur?30 km by road - What is the population of Agaram?1,376 (Census 2011) - Which district is Agaram in?Perambalur district (Veppanthattai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Agaram?71.6% (Census 2011)