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About Agarathur Village

Agarathur is a mid sized village in Kumbakonam tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,439, made up of 731 males and 708 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 280.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 615503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Agarathur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Agarathur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thanjavur
Tehsil Kumbakonam
Pincode 615503
Area (hectares) 280.81 hectares
Population 1,439
Male Population 731
Female Population 708
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Agarathur compares

By the 2011 count Agarathur is the 62nd largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,133 residents. Its 280.81 hectares work out to about 5.1 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 a little below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Agarathur

Agarathur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Agarathur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Agarathur from other places

Agarathur lies about 37 km from Thanjavur. 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 Agarathur
Tehsil headquarters Kumbakonam 5.3 km
District headquarters Thanjavur 37 km

Villages closest to Agarathur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Agarathur village had a population of 1,439. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,133 residents.

Agarathur village has 731 males and 708 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Agarathur has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Agarathur is 615503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Agarathur covers 280.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Agarathur falls under Kumbakonam tehsil of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Agarathur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Agarathur is about 37 km from Thanjavur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Agarathur is in Kumbakonam tehsil of Thanjavur district. Kumbakonam is about 5.3 km away. Thanjavur is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kallur (under 2 km), Thirunallur (1.8 km) and Kallapuliyur (1.9 km).

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

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