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About Agaram Village

Agaram is a mid sized village in Cheyyur tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,390, made up of 703 males and 687 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 280.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 603401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Agaram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Agaram village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Kancheepuram
Tehsil Cheyyur
Pincode 603401
Area (hectares) 280.83 hectares
Population 1,390
Male Population 703
Female Population 687
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 8 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 30 km distance

How Agaram compares

By the 2011 count Agaram is the 43rd largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,524 residents. Its 280.83 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Agaram

Agaram is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Agaram as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 8 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 30 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Agaram from other places

Agaram lies about 64 km from Kancheepuram, and the nearest railway station is Tozhuppedu, about 14 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Agaram
Nearest town Kottaikādu 12 km
Nearest railway station Tozhuppedu 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Cheyyur 15 km
District headquarters Kancheepuram 64 km

Villages closest to Agaram

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Cheyyur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Agaram

As per the Census of India 2011, Agaram village had a population of 1,390. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,524 residents.

Agaram village has 703 males and 687 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Agaram has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Agaram is 603401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Agaram covers 280.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Agaram falls under Cheyyur tehsil of Kancheepuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Agaram is Tozhuppedu, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 30 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 8 km distance for Agaram.

Agaram is about 64 km from Kancheepuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Agaram is in Cheyyur tehsil of Kancheepuram district. Kottaikādu is about 12 km away. Tozhuppedu is about 14 km away. Cheyyur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Venmalagaram (under 2 km), Andarkuppam (under 2 km) and Arasur (2.1 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Agaram today is likely to be higher.

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