# Alagarai Village, Thottiyam, Tiruchirappalli (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruchirappalli/thottiyam/alagarai/ Village · Thottiyam, Tiruchirappalli # Alagarai Alagarai is a village in Thottiyam sub-district of Tiruchirappalli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **621209**. The 2011 Census counted **7,521 people in 1,990 households**, the 3rd largest of 27 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.9%. - 7,521people (2011) - 1,990households - 72.1%literacy - 621209PIN code ## Alagarai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Alagarai is 621209.** Alagarai falls in Thottiyam sub-district, Tiruchirappalli district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code621209 - Gram panchayatAlagarai - Community development blockThottiam - Census village code635689 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Alagarai from nearby towns? - Thottiyam (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Tiruchirappalli (district HQ)43 km by road - Thottiyam (nearest town)7 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 Alagarai? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Alagarai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kolakudi - ○Degree college10+ km · Vadugappatti,Musiri. - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Arasalur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - 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 Alagarai known for? The main crops are **plantain, paddy and sugarcane**. About 66% of the 573 hectares of village land is sown, and 375 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 Alagarai Of every 100 households in Alagarai in 2011, 89 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Alagarai · ■ Thottiyam rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **90% Toilet within the home ****19%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****81%** **65% Tap water ****96%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****14%** **25% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%** **26% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%** **71% Use banking services ****40%** **48% Television ****70%** **82% Mobile phone ****45%** **59% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****12%** **28% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****15%** **8% Own their home ****92%** **92% 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 Alagarai? ■ Alagarai · ■ Thottiyam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.1%** **72.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1009** **1006 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****945** **928 Working population ****56.7%** **53.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.8% for men and 61.6% for women. 62% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 210 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,238 (29%) · **■** Household industry 2,187 (51%) · **■** Other work 577 (14%) · **■** Marginal 54 (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 Thottiyam - Tholurpatti13,882 people - Elurpatti7,856 people - Nagayanallur6,205 people - Kolakudi5,914 people - Appanallur5,610 people - Arangoor5,036 people [All 27 villages in Thottiyam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruchirappalli/thottiyam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Alagarai?621209 - How far is Alagarai from Tiruchirappalli?43 km by road - What is the population of Alagarai?7,521 (Census 2011) - Which district is Alagarai in?Tiruchirappalli district (Thottiyam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Alagarai?72.1% (Census 2011)