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About Agaradhanur Village

Agaradhanur is a mid sized village in Tharangambadi tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,072, made up of 546 males and 526 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 265.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 609302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Agaradhanur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Agaradhanur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Nagapattinam
Tehsil Tharangambadi
Pincode 609302
Area (hectares) 265.97 hectares
Population 1,072
Male Population 546
Female Population 526
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Agaradhanur compares

By the 2011 count Agaradhanur is the 60th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,786 residents. Its 265.97 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Agaradhanur

Agaradhanur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Agaradhanur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Agaradhanur from other places

Agaradhanur lies about 36 km from Nagapattinam, and the nearest railway station is Mayiladuthurai Junction, about 9.2 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 Agaradhanur
Nearest town Mayiladuthurai 7.5 km
Nearest railway station Mayiladuthurai Junction 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Tharangambadi 17 km
District headquarters Nagapattinam 36 km

Villages closest to Agaradhanur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tharangambadi 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 Agaradhanur

As per the Census of India 2011, Agaradhanur village had a population of 1,072. That makes it the 60th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,786 residents.

Agaradhanur village has 546 males and 526 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Agaradhanur has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Agaradhanur is 609302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Agaradhanur covers 265.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Agaradhanur falls under Tharangambadi tehsil of Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Agaradhanur is Mayiladuthurai Junction, about 9.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Agaradhanur.

Agaradhanur is about 36 km from Nagapattinam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Agaradhanur is in Tharangambadi tehsil of Nagapattinam district. Mayiladuthurai is about 7.5 km away. Mayiladuthurai Junction is about 9.2 km away. Tharangambadi is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kadakkam (under 2 km), Annavasal (1.9 km) and Perambur (2.1 km).

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

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