# Agaram Village, Veerakeralamputhur, Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/veerakeralamputhur/agaram/ Village · Veerakeralamputhur, Tirunelveli # Agaram Agaram is a village in Veerakeralamputhur sub-district of Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **627854**. The 2011 Census counted **968 people in 270 households**, the 20th largest of 20 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%. - 968people (2011) - 270households - 87.5%literacy - 627854PIN code ## Agaram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Agaram is 627854.** Agaram falls in Veerakeralamputhur sub-district, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code627854 - Gram panchayatMelaveeranam - Community development blockAlangulam - Census village code642743 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? - Veerakeralamputhur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Tirunelveli (district HQ)40 km by road - Alangulam (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 Agaram? 11 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 - ●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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Alangulam - ○Degree college5–10 km · Nallur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Veerakeralampudur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water - Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 9 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 **paddy, corn and chilli**. Products made here include beedi. About 78% of the 524 hectares of village land is sown, and 409 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, 90 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Agaram · ■ Veerakeralamputhur rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **94% Toilet within the home ****46%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****41%** **68% Tap water ****100%** **92% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%** **66% Use banking services ****45%** **57% Television ****81%** **83% Mobile phone ****60%** **54% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****20%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****11%** **8% Own their home ****85%** **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 · ■ Veerakeralamputhur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****87.5%** **74.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960** **1033 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****855** **945 Working population ****53.5%** **57.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 94.4% for men and 80.5% for women. 57% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 77 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 162 (31%) · **■** Household industry 113 (22%) · **■** Other work 113 (22%) · **■** Marginal 53 (10%) 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 Veerakeralamputhur - Anaikulam2,794 people - Kuruchampatti2,213 people - Muthammalpuram1,569 people - Navaneethakrishnapuram1,540 people [All 22 villages in Veerakeralamputhur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/veerakeralamputhur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Agaram?627854 - How far is Agaram from Tirunelveli?40 km by road - What is the population of Agaram?968 (Census 2011) - Which district is Agaram in?Tirunelveli district (Veerakeralamputhur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Agaram?87.5% (Census 2011)