# Achalpuram Village, Sirkali, Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/sirkali/achalpuram/ Village · Sirkali, Nagapattinam # Achalpuram Achalpuram is a village in Sirkali sub-district of Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **609101**. The 2011 Census counted **4,630 people in 1,221 households**, the 14th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.8%. - 4,630people (2011) - 1,221households - 80.9%literacy - 609101PIN code ## Achalpuram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Achalpuram is 609101.** Achalpuram falls in Sirkali sub-district, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code609101 - Gram panchayatAchalpuram - Community development blockKollidam - Census village code637362 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? - Sirkali (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Nagapattinam (district HQ)80 km by road - Annamalai Nagar (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 Achalpuram? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Achalpuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Puliyanthurai - ○Degree college5–10 km · Annamalai Nagar - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Arasur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 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, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 16 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? About 67% of the 555 hectares of village land is sown, and 354 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, 93 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Achalpuram · ■ Sirkali rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **93% Toilet within the home ****30%** **32% No toilet (open defecation) ****69%** **66% Tap water ****49%** **56% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **23% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%** **27% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%** **71% Use banking services ****23%** **43% Television ****95%** **90% Mobile phone ****53%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****16%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****3%** **5% Own their home ****92%** **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 · ■ Sirkali rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.9%** **79.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1047** **1024 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****807** **948 Working population ****37.0%** **42.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.5% for men and 75.8% for women. 57% of men and 18% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 239 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 630 (37%) · **■** Household industry 37 (2%) · **■** Other work 504 (29%) · **■** Marginal 301 (18%) 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 Sirkali - Radhanallur5,232 people - Villandhidasa Samuthiram5,172 people - Thandavankulam5,040 people - Sattanathapuram5,005 people - Nangur4,482 people - Palayapalayam4,305 people - Karaimedu4,248 people - Thennampattiam4,202 people [All 87 villages in Sirkali](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/sirkali/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Achalpuram?609101 - How far is Achalpuram from Nagapattinam?80 km by road - What is the population of Achalpuram?4,630 (Census 2011) - Which district is Achalpuram in?Nagapattinam district (Sirkali sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Achalpuram?80.9% (Census 2011)