Brahmana Periya Agraharam Explained

Brahmana Periya-Agraharam
Other Name:BP Agraharam
Settlement Type:Panchayat Town
Pushpin Map:India Tamil Nadu
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates:11.39°N 77.6983°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Tamil Nadu
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Erode
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:27275
Population As Of:2005
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Tamil
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:638 005, 638 301, 638 316
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:0424, 04256
Registration Plate:TN-33

Brahmana Periya-Agraharam is a neighborhood in the city of Erode, Tamil Nadu, India. It functioned as an independent Village Panchayat until the corporation expansion in 2011. It is now a part of Erode Municipal Corporation.[1] It is located 7 km from Erode Junction and 4 km from Central Bus Terminus, Erode.

Demographics

At the 2001 India census,[2] Brahmana Periya (BP) Agraharam had a population of 27,275. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Brahmana Periya-Agraharam had an average literacy rate of 64%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 71% and female literacy of 57%. 12% of the population were under 6 years of age.

Notes and References

  1. News: Erode Corporation set to expand. The Hindu. 21 December 2016.
  2. Web site: Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional). https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. 2004-06-16. 2008-11-01. Census Commission of India.