# Agrapalayam Village, Arani, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Arani, Tiruvannamalai 

# Agrapalayam

Agrapalayam is a village in Arani sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **632314**. The 2011 Census counted **3,443 people in 852 households**, the 25th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.4%.

- 3,443people (2011)
- 852households
- 75.7%literacy
- 632314PIN code

## Agrapalayam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Agrapalayam is 632314.** Agrapalayam falls in Arani sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code632314
- Gram panchayatAgarapalayam
- Community development blockArani
- Census village code631177

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

## How far is Agrapalayam from nearby towns?

- Arani (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)90 km by road
- Arani (nearest town)5 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 Agrapalayam?

26 services counted by the Census are inside Agrapalayam; 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
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●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
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kunnathur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Arani
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Agrapalayam known for?

The main crops are **paddy and sugarcane**. About 47% of the 690 hectares of village land is sown, and 162 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 Agrapalayam

Of every 100 households in Agrapalayam in 2011, 90 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 80 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Agrapalayam · ■ Arani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**81%

Tap water ****97%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****80%**

**34%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****18%**

**63%

Use banking services ****30%**

**36%

Television ****85%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**24%

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

**1%

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

**6%

Own their home ****92%**

**94%

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 Agrapalayam?

■ Agrapalayam · ■ Arani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.7%**

**76.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****992**

**1003

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1064**

**942

Working population ****54.4%**

**49.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.4% for men and 64.8% for women. 62% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 387 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 700 (37%) · **■** Household industry 37 (2%) · **■** Other work 435 (23%) · **■** Marginal 314 (17%)

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 Arani

- Adanur4,006 people
- Mattathari3,966 people
- Velleri3,736 people
- Pungampadi3,703 people
- Athimalaipattu3,428 people
- Pulavanpadi3,424 people
- Morappanthangal3,418 people
- Puthur3,362 people

[All 48 villages in Arani](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/arani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Agrapalayam?632314
- How far is Agrapalayam from Tiruvannamalai?90 km by road
- What is the population of Agrapalayam?3,443 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Agrapalayam in?Tiruvannamalai district (Arani sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Agrapalayam?75.7% (Census 2011)
