# Acharavakkam Village, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/chengalpattu/acharavakkam/ Village · Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram # Acharavakkam Acharavakkam is a village in Chengalpattu sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603108**. The 2011 Census counted **822 people in 192 households**, the 87th largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%. - 822people (2011) - 192households - 76.0%literacy - 603108PIN code ## Acharavakkam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Acharavakkam is 603108.** Acharavakkam falls in Chengalpattu sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603108 - Gram panchayatSembakkam - Community development blockThiruporur - Census village code629494 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Acharavakkam from nearby towns? - Chengalpattu (sub-district HQ)21 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)56 km by road - Thiruporur (nearest town)10 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 Acharavakkam? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Acharavakkam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sembakkam - ○Degree college10+ km · Chengalpattu - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kelambakkam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Acharavakkam known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and water melon**. About 30% of the 616 hectares of village land is sown, and 183 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 Acharavakkam Of every 100 households in Acharavakkam in 2011, 98 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 42 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Acharavakkam · ■ Chengalpattu rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **96% Toilet within the home ****4%** **38% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **60% Tap water ****96%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%** **48% Use banking services ****28%** **48% Television ****95%** **91% Mobile phone ****75%** **74% Computer with internet ****0%** **3% Two-wheeler ****42%** **41% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **4% None of these assets ****4%** **3% Own their home ****97%** **85% 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 Acharavakkam? ■ Acharavakkam · ■ Chengalpattu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.0%** **80.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948** **982 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****977** **969 Working population ****50.6%** **42.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.2% for men and 67.3% for women. 60% of men and 40% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 29 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 212 (51%) · **■** Household industry 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 69 (17%) · **■** Marginal 97 (23%) 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 Chengalpattu - Royalpattu842 people - Guruvanmedu841 people - Periyaputheri833 people - Thenur833 people - Velichi821 people - Thirunilai811 people - Pandur804 people - Othivakkam803 people [All 173 villages in Chengalpattu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/chengalpattu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Acharavakkam?603108 - How far is Acharavakkam from Kancheepuram?56 km by road - What is the population of Acharavakkam?822 (Census 2011) - Which district is Acharavakkam in?Kancheepuram district (Chengalpattu sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Acharavakkam?76.0% (Census 2011)