# Agarathur Village, Kumbakonam, Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/kumbakonam/agarathur/ Village · Kumbakonam, Thanjavur # Agarathur Agarathur is a village in Kumbakonam sub-district of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **615503**. The 2011 Census counted **1,439 people in 373 households**, the 63rd largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.8%. - 1,439people (2011) - 373households - 70.8%literacy - 615503PIN code ## Agarathur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Agarathur is 615503.** Agarathur falls in Kumbakonam sub-district, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code615503 - Gram panchayatAgarathur - Community development blockKumbakonam - Census village code638483 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Agarathur from nearby towns? - Kumbakonam (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Thanjavur (district HQ)50 km by road - Kumbakonam (nearest town)6 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 Agarathur? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Agarathur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kadichampadi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kumbakonam - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kumbakonam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)12 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 Agarathur known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and banana**. About 76% of the 281 hectares of village land is sown, and 211 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 Agarathur Of every 100 households in Agarathur in 2011, 90 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Agarathur · ■ Kumbakonam rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **96% Toilet within the home ****17%** **39% No toilet (open defecation) ****83%** **58% Tap water ****68%** **70% Drinking water within premises ****34%** **35% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **31% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **67% Use banking services ****24%** **50% Television ****88%** **91% Mobile phone ****51%** **65% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****17%** **26% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****8%** **4% Own their home ****98%** **87% 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 Agarathur? ■ Agarathur · ■ Kumbakonam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.8%** **80.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969** **1010 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****896** **952 Working population ****39.8%** **41.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.1% for men and 59.3% for women. 57% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 47 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 112 (20%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 89 (16%) · **■** Marginal 324 (57%) 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 Kumbakonam - Keeranur1,486 people - Mallapuram1,478 people - Kattur1,477 people - Keelakorukkai1,464 people - Kumaramangalam1,409 people - Thiruppandurai1,385 people - Uthamadani1,342 people - Vilangudi1,248 people [All 103 villages in Kumbakonam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/kumbakonam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Agarathur?615503 - How far is Agarathur from Thanjavur?50 km by road - What is the population of Agarathur?1,439 (Census 2011) - Which district is Agarathur in?Thanjavur district (Kumbakonam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Agarathur?70.8% (Census 2011)