# Acharavakkam Village, Tirukalukundram – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Tirukalukundram, Kancheepuram 

# Acharavakkam

Acharavakkam is a village in Tirukalukundram sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603109**. The 2011 Census counted **370 people in 92 households**, the 84th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%.

- 370people (2011)
- 92households
- 74.1%literacy
- 603109PIN code

## Acharavakkam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Acharavakkam is 603109.** Acharavakkam falls in Tirukalukundram sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code603109
- Gram panchayatPattikadu
- Community development blockTirukalukundram
- Census village code629895

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?

- Tirukalukundram (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Kancheepuram (district HQ)55 km by road
- Tirukalukundram (nearest town)5 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?

8 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
- ●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

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Pattikadu
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tirukalukundram
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Tirukalukundram
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chengalpattu
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)21 h summer · 22 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 and vegetables**. About 43% of the 111 hectares of village land is sown, and 48 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, 80 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 42 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Acharavakkam · ■ Tirukalukundram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**71%

Tap water ****0%**

**81%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**63%

Use banking services ****23%**

**42%

Television ****93%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****42%**

**38%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**4%

None of these assets ****0%**

**5%

Own their home ****90%**

**88%

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 · ■ Tirukalukundram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.1%**

**74.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1044**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1190**

**955

Working population ****44.9%**

**47.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.0% for men and 58.5% for women. 61% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 37 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (8%) · **■** Other work 25 (15%) · **■** Marginal 90 (54%)

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 Tirukalukundram

- Periayakattupakkam451 people
- Irumbuli409 people
- Keelavedu396 people
- Thirumani RF384 people
- Mambakkam346 people
- Nallathur - B342 people
- Thunjam336 people
- Narasankuppam319 people

[All 101 villages in Tirukalukundram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/tirukalukundram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Acharavakkam?603109
- How far is Acharavakkam from Kancheepuram?55 km by road
- What is the population of Acharavakkam?370 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Acharavakkam in?Kancheepuram district (Tirukalukundram sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Acharavakkam?74.1% (Census 2011)