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Agasteeswaram Population - Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu

Agasteeswaram is a large village located in Agastheeswaram Taluka of Kanniyakumari district, Tamil Nadu with total 1945 families residing. The Agasteeswaram village has population of 7638 of which 3696 are males while 3942 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Agasteeswaram village population of children with age 0-6 is 1148 which makes up 15.03 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Agasteeswaram village is 1067 which is higher than Tamil Nadu state average of 996. Child Sex Ratio for the Agasteeswaram as per census is 1014, higher than Tamil Nadu average of 943.

Agasteeswaram village has higher literacy rate compared to Tamil Nadu. In 2011, literacy rate of Agasteeswaram village was 93.54 % compared to 80.09 % of Tamil Nadu. In Agasteeswaram Male literacy stands at 93.09 % while female literacy rate was 93.97 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Agasteeswaram village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Agasteeswaram village.

Agasteeswaram Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 1,945 - -
Population 7,638 3,696 3,942
Child (0-6) 1,148 570 578
Schedule Caste 59 24 35
Schedule Tribe 13 6 7
Literacy 93.54 % 93.09 % 93.97 %
Total Workers 2,350 1,940 410
Main Worker 1,971 - -
Marginal Worker 379 181 198

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.77 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.17 % of total population in Agasteeswaram village.

Work Profile

In Agasteeswaram village out of total population, 2350 were engaged in work activities. 83.87 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 16.13 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2350 workers engaged in Main Work, 6 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 3 were Agricultural labourer.