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About Agavalam Village

Agavalam is a large village in Arakonam tehsil, in the district of Vellore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,111, made up of 1,040 males and 1,071 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 767.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 631052, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Agavalam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Agavalam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Vellore
Tehsil Arakonam
Pincode 631052
Area (hectares) 767.19 hectares
Population 2,111
Male Population 1,040
Female Population 1,071
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 17 km distance

How Agavalam compares

By the 2011 count Agavalam is the 69th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,632 residents. Its 767.19 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Agavalam

Agavalam 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 Agavalam 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 17 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Agavalam from other places

Agavalam lies about 20 km from Vellore, and the nearest railway station is Mukundarayapuram, about 2.7 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 Agavalam
Nearest railway station Mukundarayapuram 2.7 km
Nearest town Puliyankannu 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Arakonam 20 km
District headquarters Vellore 20 km

Villages closest to Agavalam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Agavalam village had a population of 2,111. That makes it the 69th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,632 residents.

Agavalam village has 1,040 males and 1,071 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Agavalam has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Agavalam is 631052. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Agavalam covers 767.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Agavalam falls under Arakonam tehsil of Vellore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Agavalam is Mukundarayapuram, about 2.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 17 km distance.

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

Agavalam is about 20 km from Vellore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Agavalam is in Arakonam tehsil of Vellore district. Mukundarayapuram is about 2.7 km away. Puliyankannu is about 3.2 km away. Arakonam 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 Illuppaithandalam (3.7 km), Thandalam (3.7 km) and Avalur (4.3 km).

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

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