# Achavaram Village, Kaikalur, Krishna (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/krishna/kaikalur/achavaram/ Village · Kaikalur, Krishna # Achavaram Achavaram is a village in Kaikalur sub-district of Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **521333**. The 2011 Census counted **2,394 people in 645 households**, the 11th largest of 23 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%. - 2,394people (2011) - 645households - 61.2%literacy - 521333PIN code ## Achavaram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Achavaram is 521333.** Achavaram falls in Kaikalur sub-district, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code521333 - Gram panchayatAchavaram - Community development blockKaikalur - Census village code589336 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Achavaram from nearby towns? - Kaikalur (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Machilipatnam (district HQ)60 km by road - Eluru (nearest town)26 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Achavaram? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Achavaram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kaikalur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kaikalur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Eluru - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and covered wells - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 20 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Achavaram known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 80% of the 484 hectares of village land is sown, and 385 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Achavaram Of every 100 households in Achavaram in 2011, 93 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Achavaram · ■ Kaikalur rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **94% Toilet within the home ****40%** **56% No toilet (open defecation) ****60%** **42% Tap water ****36%** **74% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **32% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%** **39% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%** **58% Use banking services ****37%** **43% Television ****55%** **57% Mobile phone ****51%** **45% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****14%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****18%** **23% Own their home ****90%** **78% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Achavaram? ■ Achavaram · ■ Kaikalur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****61.2%** **70.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979** **997 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****886** **926 Working population ****56.3%** **46.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.3% for men and 55.1% for women. 62% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 63 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 799 (59%) · **■** Household industry 18 (1%) · **■** Other work 142 (11%) · **■** Marginal 327 (24%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Kaikalur - Tamarakollu2,783 people - Vemavarappadu2,744 people - Varahapatnam2,714 people - Rachapatnam2,402 people - Penchikalamarru2,264 people - Gopavaram2,157 people - Alapadu2,088 people - Vinjaram1,636 people [All 23 villages in Kaikalur](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/krishna/kaikalur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Achavaram?521333 - How far is Achavaram from Machilipatnam?60 km by road - What is the population of Achavaram?2,394 (Census 2011) - Which district is Achavaram in?Krishna district (Kaikalur sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Achavaram?61.2% (Census 2011)