Agastheeswaram

Agastheeswaram is a Town and Taluka in Kanniyakumari District of Tamil Nadu. In India, a taluka is a sub-division of a district that is responsible for the administration and revenue collection of a particular area within the district. It is an important part of the local governance structure, and plays a crucial role in the development and administration of its local community.

According to census 2011 information the sub-district code of Agastheeswaram Block (CD) is 05884. Total area of agastheeswaram taluka is 278 km² including 132.26 km² rural area and 145.98 km² urban area. Agastheeswaram taluka has a population of 5,52,175 peoples, out of which urban population is 4,46,416 while rural population is 1,05,759. Agastheeswaram has a sex ratio of approximately 1027 females for every 1,000 males. Agastheeswaram taluka has a population density of 1985 inhabitants per square kilometre. There are about 1,46,942 houses in the sub-district, including 1,18,586 urban houses and 28,356 rural houses.

When it comes to literacy, 84.71% population of agastheeswaram taluka is literate, out of which 85.99% males and 83.47% females are literate. There are about 26 villages in agastheeswaram taluka, which you can browse from agastheeswaram taluka villages list (along with gram panchayat & nearest town information) below.

List of Villages in Agastheeswaram Taluka

Population of Agastheeswaram Taluka

Households in Agastheeswaram Taluka