# Achalpuram Village, Kattumannarkoil, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/kattumannarkoil/achalpuram/ Village · Kattumannarkoil, Cuddalore # Achalpuram Achalpuram is a village in Kattumannarkoil sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **608304**. The 2011 Census counted **1,067 people in 272 households**, the 81st largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%. - 1,067people (2011) - 272households - 76.3%literacy - 608304PIN code ## Achalpuram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Achalpuram is 608304.** Achalpuram falls in Kattumannarkoil sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code608304 - Gram panchayatAchalpuram - Community development blockKattumannar Koil - Census village code637044 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Achalpuram from nearby towns? - Kattumannarkoil (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ)87 km by road - Kattumannarkoil (nearest town)12 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 Achalpuram? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Achalpuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Reddiyur - ○Degree college10+ km · Palanchanallur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kattumannarkoil - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 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 Achalpuram known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and cotton**. About 29% of the 289 hectares of village land is sown, and 82 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 Achalpuram Of every 100 households in Achalpuram in 2011, 98 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Achalpuram · ■ Kattumannarkoil rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **95% Toilet within the home ****10%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **80% Tap water ****59%** **80% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **21% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **18% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **81% Use banking services ****28%** **44% Television ****98%** **91% Mobile phone ****44%** **60% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****16%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****1%** **4% Own their home ****90%** **95% 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 Achalpuram? ■ Achalpuram · ■ Kattumannarkoil rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.3%** **77.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987** **988 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****780** **886 Working population ****51.3%** **47.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.5% for men and 68.2% for women. 59% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Farm labourers 16 (3%) · **■** Other work 54 (10%) · **■** Marginal 477 (87%) 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 Kattumannarkoil - Shandan1,132 people - Kokkarasanpettai1,116 people - Keelparuthigudi1,101 people - Nagarappadi1,074 people - Viranatham1,050 people - Chidambara Arasur1,046 people - Arulmozhidevan1,043 people - Mullangudi1,015 people [All 148 villages in Kattumannarkoil](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/kattumannarkoil/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Achalpuram?608304 - How far is Achalpuram from Cuddalore?87 km by road - What is the population of Achalpuram?1,067 (Census 2011) - Which district is Achalpuram in?Cuddalore district (Kattumannarkoil sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Achalpuram?76.3% (Census 2011)