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About Agaram Village

Agaram is a mid sized village in Chengam tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,537, made up of 769 males and 768 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 999 females per 1000 males. The village covers 329.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606704, 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 Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil Chengam
Pincode 606704
Area (hectares) 329.66 hectares
Population 1,537
Male Population 769
Female Population 768
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 999
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 47 km distance

How Agaram compares

By the 2011 count Agaram is the 68th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,109 residents. Its 329.66 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 964.

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 village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 47 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 8.9 km from Tiruvannamalai. 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
District headquarters Tiruvannamalai 8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Chengam 24 km

Villages closest to Agaram

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chengam 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 1,537. That makes it the 68th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,109 residents.

Agaram village has 769 males and 768 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Agaram has about 999 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Agaram is 606704. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Agaram covers 329.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Agaram falls under Chengam tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Agaram notes the nearest railway station as Available within 47 km distance.

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

Agaram is about 8.9 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Agaram is in Chengam tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Tiruvannamalai is about 8.9 km away. Chengam is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Perumbakkam (under 2 km), Aswanagasurunai (1.6 km) and Periakolapadi (3.2 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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