# Agarakottalam Village, Sankarapuram, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/agarakottalam/ Village · Sankarapuram, Viluppuram # Agarakottalam Agarakottalam is a village in Sankarapuram sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606202**. The 2011 Census counted **3,086 people in 783 households**, the 38th largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%. - 3,086people (2011) - 783households - 64.8%literacy - 606202PIN code ## Agarakottalam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Agarakottalam is 606202.** Agarakottalam falls in Sankarapuram sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606202 - Gram panchayatAgarakottalam - Community development blockKallakkurichi - Census village code633385 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Agarakottalam from nearby towns? - Sankarapuram (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)74 km by road - Kallakkurichi (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 Agarakottalam? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Agarakottalam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kallakurichi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kallakurichi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kallakurichi - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, 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 Agarakottalam known for? The main crops are **paddy and sugarcane**. About 36% of the 288 hectares of village land is sown, and 103 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 Agarakottalam Of every 100 households in Agarakottalam in 2011, 90 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 48 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Agarakottalam · ■ Sankarapuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **92% Toilet within the home ****7%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **87% Tap water ****93%** **78% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****48%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****50%** **77% Use banking services ****70%** **49% Television ****88%** **76% Mobile phone ****72%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****32%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****4%** **10% Own their home ****94%** **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 Agarakottalam? ■ Agarakottalam · ■ Sankarapuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.8%** **63.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****909** **939 Working population ****56.8%** **52.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.6% for men and 55.9% for women. 60% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 438 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,012 (58%) · **■** Household industry 81 (5%) · **■** Other work 147 (8%) · **■** Marginal 76 (4%) 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 Sankarapuram - Periakolliyur3,336 people - Maiyanur3,242 people - Alambalam3,209 people - Mangalam3,207 people - Vadasiruvalur3,081 people - Ariyalur3,045 people - Urangani3,044 people - Arulambadi3,002 people [All 187 villages in Sankarapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Agarakottalam?606202 - How far is Agarakottalam from Viluppuram?74 km by road - What is the population of Agarakottalam?3,086 (Census 2011) - Which district is Agarakottalam in?Viluppuram district (Sankarapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Agarakottalam?64.8% (Census 2011)