# Achampattu Village, Madurai South, Madurai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/madurai-south/achampattu/ Village · Madurai South, Madurai # Achampattu Achampattu is a village in Madurai South sub-district of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625019**. The 2011 Census counted **1,712 people in 444 households**, the 23rd largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%. - 1,712people (2011) - 444households - 79.6%literacy - 625019PIN code ## Achampattu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Achampattu is 625019.** Achampattu falls in Madurai South sub-district, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code625019 - Gram panchayatAchampattu Yerkudi - Community development blockThiruparankundram - Census village code641016 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Achampattu from nearby towns? - Madurai South (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Madurai (district HQ)10 km by road - Madurai (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 Achampattu? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Achampattu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nagamalai Pudukottai - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Nagamalai Pudukottai - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Madurai - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 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 Achampattu known for? The main crops are **paddy, banana and betelvine**. About 57% of the 85 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 Achampattu Of every 100 households in Achampattu in 2011, 98 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 62 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Achampattu · ■ Madurai South rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **93% Toilet within the home ****44%** **33% No toilet (open defecation) ****55%** **64% Tap water ****88%** **83% Drinking water within premises ****38%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****62%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****29%** **47% Use banking services ****34%** **50% Television ****90%** **86% Mobile phone ****79%** **67% Computer with internet ****3%** **1% Two-wheeler ****20%** **23% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **2% None of these assets ****4%** **6% Own their home ****68%** **77% 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 Achampattu? ■ Achampattu · ■ Madurai South rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.6%** **74.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979** **973 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****817** **962 Working population ****47.7%** **49.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.9% for men and 72.4% for women. 60% of men and 35% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 23 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 175 (21%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 356 (44%) · **■** Marginal 250 (31%) 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 Madurai South - Melakuyilkudi1,920 people - Pudukulam1,822 people - Nallur1,814 people - Nilaiyur1,789 people - Valayapatti1,707 people - sakkilipatti1,557 people - Thenpalanji1,543 people - Melamathur1,539 people [All 50 villages in Madurai South](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/madurai-south/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Achampattu?625019 - How far is Achampattu from Madurai?10 km by road - What is the population of Achampattu?1,712 (Census 2011) - Which district is Achampattu in?Madurai district (Madurai South sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Achampattu?79.6% (Census 2011)