# Agathakulam Village, Tiruchuli, Virudhunagar (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Tiruchuli, Virudhunagar 

# Agathakulam

Agathakulam is a village in Tiruchuli sub-district of Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **626607**. The 2011 Census counted **294 people in 72 households**, the 93rd largest of 109 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.5%.

- 294people (2011)
- 72households
- 78.0%literacy
- 626607PIN code

## Agathakulam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Agathakulam is 626607.** Agathakulam falls in Tiruchuli sub-district, Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code626607
- Gram panchayatAgathakulam
- Community development blockNarikudi
- Census village code641575

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

## How far is Agathakulam from nearby towns?

- Tiruchuli (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Virudhunagar (district HQ)43 km by road
- Aruppukkottai (nearest town)28 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 Agathakulam?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Agathakulam; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Athithnanendal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Aruppukkottai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pannaimoondradaippu
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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 Agathakulam known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and chilli**. About 26% of the 502 hectares of village land is sown, and 45 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 Agathakulam

Of every 100 households in Agathakulam in 2011, 71 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Agathakulam · ■ Tiruchuli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**88%

Tap water ****100%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**82%

Use banking services ****28%**

**41%

Television ****94%**

**88%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**7%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Agathakulam?

■ Agathakulam · ■ Tiruchuli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.0%**

**74.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1444**

**929

Working population ****56.8%**

**54.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.7% for men and 70.6% for women. 64% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 53 (32%) · **■** Other work 31 (19%) · **■** Marginal 83 (50%)

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 Tiruchuli

- Pillaiyar natham327 people
- Pappankulam319 people
- Maili318 people
- Soochaneri304 people
- Damodarapuram270 people
- Ambaneri260 people
- Keelachembur221 people
- Nellikulam175 people

[All 150 villages in Tiruchuli](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/tiruchuli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Agathakulam?626607
- How far is Agathakulam from Virudhunagar?43 km by road
- What is the population of Agathakulam?294 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Agathakulam in?Virudhunagar district (Tiruchuli sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Agathakulam?78.0% (Census 2011)