Agasteeswaram, Agastiswaram
Agasteeswaram is a village located in the Agastheeswaram Taluk of Kanniyakumari district of Tamilnadu. The village falls in Agastiswaram block and comes under Kovalam Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Kanniyakumari parliament constituency and Kanniyakumari assembly constituency.
As on January 2025, the current population of Agasteeswaram is 8.2 thousands out of which 4 thousands are males and rest 4.2 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1067 females per 1000 males. There are around 1.1 thousands teenagers in Agasteeswaram. It has literacy rate of 79% which means around 6.5 thousands persons can read and write. Total 63 people belonging to scheduled caste and 14 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 2.1 thousands households in Agasteeswaram, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 2.5 thousands. The pincode of Agasteeswaram is 629701 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
Schools
Agasteeswaram has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Amrita Vidyalayam Kanyakumari
- Gnanadeepam Matric Higher Secondary School, Agastheeswaram
- Government Higher Secondary School, Agastheeswaram
- Siva Matric Higher Secondary School Chithenkudiyiruppu
- Lms.High School S, South Thamaraikulam
Hospitals
Agasteeswaram has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Anjugramam Sub-Center
- Poojapuravilai Sub-Center
- Kanimadam Sub-Center
- Agasteeswaram Community Health Center
- Puviyoor Sub-Center
Banks
Agasteeswaram has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.