# Akkavayal Village, Ilayangudi, Sivaganga (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/sivaganga/ilayangudi/akkavayal/ Village · Ilayangudi, Sivaganga # Akkavayal Akkavayal is a village in Ilayangudi sub-district of Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **630713**. The 2011 Census counted **1,346 people in 375 households**, the 28th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.7%. - 1,346people (2011) - 375households - 72.6%literacy - 630713PIN code ## Akkavayal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Akkavayal is 630713.** Akkavayal falls in Ilayangudi sub-district, Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code630713 - Gram panchayatAkkavayal - Community development blockIlayangudi - Census village code640433 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Akkavayal from nearby towns? - Ilayangudi (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Sivaganga (district HQ)56 km by road - Ilayangudi (nearest town)25 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 Akkavayal? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Akkavayal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sooranam - ○Degree college10+ km · Ilayangudi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ilayangudi - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 10 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 Akkavayal known for? The main crops are **paddy, chilli and sesame seeds**. About 59% of the 854 hectares of village land is sown, and 260 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 Akkavayal Of every 100 households in Akkavayal in 2011, 97 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Akkavayal · ■ Ilayangudi rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **92% Toilet within the home ****13%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **83% Tap water ****1%** **57% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **4% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **77% Use banking services ****46%** **40% Television ****96%** **90% Mobile phone ****64%** **63% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****17%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****2%** **4% Own their home ****94%** **94% 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 Akkavayal? ■ Akkavayal · ■ Ilayangudi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.6%** **72.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1049** **1034 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****769** **1034 Working population ****43.0%** **55.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.3% for men and 60.9% for women. 56% of men and 31% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 456 (79%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 43 (7%) · **■** Marginal 68 (12%) 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 Ilayangudi - Kumarakurichi1,415 people - Ilayangudi North1,408 people - Samudram1,364 people - Kurichi1,360 people - N. Andakudi1,303 people - Pudukkottai1,296 people - Alavidangan1,278 people - Keelanettur1,232 people [All 52 villages in Ilayangudi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/sivaganga/ilayangudi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Akkavayal?630713 - How far is Akkavayal from Sivaganga?56 km by road - What is the population of Akkavayal?1,346 (Census 2011) - Which district is Akkavayal in?Sivaganga district (Ilayangudi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Akkavayal?72.6% (Census 2011)