# Agaramel Village, Poonamallee, Thiruvallur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/poonamallee/agaramel/ Village · Poonamallee, Thiruvallur # Agaramel Agaramel is a village in Poonamallee sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **600123**. The 2011 Census counted **4,609 people in 1,124 households**, the 6th largest of 24 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.9%. - 4,609people (2011) - 1,124households - 89.1%literacy - 600123PIN code ## Agaramel PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Agaramel is 600123.** Agaramel falls in Poonamallee sub-district, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code600123 - Gram panchayatAgaramel - Community development blockPoonamallee - Census village code629149 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Agaramel from nearby towns? - Poonamallee (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Thiruvallur (district HQ)25 km by road - Poonamallee (nearest town)3 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 Agaramel? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Agaramel; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Engineering collegeIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 · Nazarathpettai - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Sembarambakkam - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Sembarambakkam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 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)10 h summer · 8 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 Agaramel known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 31% of the 80 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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 Agaramel Of every 100 households in Agaramel in 2011, 98 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 84 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 44 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Agaramel · ■ Poonamallee rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **97% Toilet within the home ****90%** **42% No toilet (open defecation) ****9%** **56% Tap water ****62%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****40%** **29% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****84%** **65% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****7%** **28% Use banking services ****58%** **50% Television ****95%** **90% Mobile phone ****87%** **75% Computer with internet ****3%** **2% Two-wheeler ****44%** **37% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **3% None of these assets ****2%** **4% Own their home ****55%** **84% 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 Agaramel? ■ Agaramel · ■ Poonamallee rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****89.1%** **81.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932** **994 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****949** **953 Working population ****32.7%** **40.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.0% for men and 85.0% for women. 52% of men and 11% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 46 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (1%) · **■** Household industry 57 (4%) · **■** Other work 1,289 (86%) · **■** Marginal 98 (7%) 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 Poonamallee - Voyalanallur6,525 people - Sembarambakkam5,709 people - Kuthambakkam5,047 people - Gudapakkam4,892 people - Soranjeri4,161 people - Thiruninravur3,962 people - Parivakkam3,911 people - Meppur3,493 people [All 28 villages in Poonamallee](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/poonamallee/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Agaramel?600123 - How far is Agaramel from Thiruvallur?25 km by road - What is the population of Agaramel?4,609 (Census 2011) - Which district is Agaramel in?Thiruvallur district (Poonamallee sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Agaramel?89.1% (Census 2011)