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About Agaram Village

Agaram is a small village in Vandavasi tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 388, made up of 205 males and 183 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 250.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604405, 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 Vandavasi
Pincode 604405
Area (hectares) 250.93 hectares
Population 388
Male Population 205
Female Population 183
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 25 km distance

How Agaram compares

By the 2011 count Agaram is the 186th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,420 residents. Its 250.93 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 999.

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 25 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 72 km from Tiruvannamalai, and the nearest railway station is Melmaruvattur, about 20 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
Tehsil headquarters Vandavasi 7.0 km
Nearest town Vandavāsi 7.0 km
Nearest railway station Melmaruvattur 20 km
District headquarters Tiruvannamalai 72 km

Villages closest to Agaram

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Vandavasi 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 388. That makes it the 186th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,420 residents.

Agaram village has 205 males and 183 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Agaram has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 999.

The pincode recorded for Agaram is 604405. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Agaram covers 250.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Agaram is Melmaruvattur, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 25 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 72 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 Vandavasi tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Vandavasi is about 7.0 km away. Vandavāsi is about 7.0 km away. Melmaruvattur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Koilkuppam (1.7 km), Ariyathur (2.5 km) and Marudhadu (2.6 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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