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About Agarakottalam Village

Agarakottalam is a large village in Sankarapuram tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,086, made up of 1,566 males and 1,520 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 287.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Agarakottalam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Agarakottalam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Sankarapuram
Pincode 606202
Area (hectares) 287.57 hectares
Population 3,086
Male Population 1,566
Female Population 1,520
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Agarakottalam compares

By the 2011 count Agarakottalam is the 38th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,212 residents. Its 287.57 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Agarakottalam

Agarakottalam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Agarakottalam 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 Agarakottalam from other places

Agarakottalam lies about 58 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Pukkiravari, about 18 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 Agarakottalam
Nearest town Kallakkurichchi 6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Sankarapuram 13 km
Nearest railway station Pukkiravari 18 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 58 km

Villages closest to Agarakottalam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Agarakottalam village had a population of 3,086. That makes it the 38th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,212 residents.

Agarakottalam village has 1,566 males and 1,520 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Agarakottalam has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Agarakottalam is 606202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Agarakottalam covers 287.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Agarakottalam falls under Sankarapuram tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Agarakottalam is Pukkiravari, about 18 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 Agarakottalam.

Agarakottalam is about 58 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Agarakottalam is in Sankarapuram tehsil of Viluppuram district. Kallakkurichchi is about 6.1 km away. Sankarapuram is about 13 km away. Pukkiravari is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vaniyanthal (under 2 km), Anaikkaraikkottalam (under 2 km) and Neyivanatham (2.6 km).

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

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