# Alagapuri Village, Sankarankoil, Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Sankarankoil, Tirunelveli 

# Alagapuri

Alagapuri is a village in Sankarankoil sub-district of Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **627719**. The 2011 Census counted **3,405 people in 939 households**, the 33rd largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%.

- 3,405people (2011)
- 939households
- 71.0%literacy
- 627719PIN code

## Alagapuri PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Alagapuri is 627719.** Alagapuri falls in Sankarankoil sub-district, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code627719
- Gram panchayatAlagapuri , Chidambarapuram
- Community development blockKuruvikulam
- Census village code642666

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

## How far is Alagapuri from nearby towns?

- Sankarankoil (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Tirunelveli (district HQ)75 km by road
- Sankarankoil (nearest town)9 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 Alagapuri?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Alagapuri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sankarankoil
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sankarankoil
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sankarankoil
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Alagapuri known for?

The main crops are **corn, black gram and green gram**. About 47% of the 384 hectares of village land is sown, and 47 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 Alagapuri

Of every 100 households in Alagapuri in 2011, 92 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Alagapuri · ■ Sankarankoil rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**80%

Tap water ****100%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**73%

Use banking services ****32%**

**46%

Television ****78%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**8%

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 Alagapuri?

■ Alagapuri · ■ Sankarankoil rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.0%**

**73.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1038**

**1027

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****979**

**968

Working population ****54.1%**

**54.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.6% for men and 59.1% for women. 58% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 122 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 822 (45%) · **■** Household industry 72 (4%) · **■** Other work 468 (25%) · **■** Marginal 359 (19%)

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 Sankarankoil

- Echchanda3,744 people
- Pattadaikatti3,707 people
- Vellalankulam3,561 people
- Kuruvikulam3,431 people
- A.Karisalkulam3,394 people
- Paruvakkudi3,161 people
- Melaneelidanallur2,813 people
- Kuvalaikkanni2,675 people

[All 85 villages in Sankarankoil](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/sankarankoil/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Alagapuri?627719
- How far is Alagapuri from Tirunelveli?75 km by road
- What is the population of Alagapuri?3,405 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Alagapuri in?Tirunelveli district (Sankarankoil sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Alagapuri?71.0% (Census 2011)