# Achanur Village, Thiruvaiyaru, Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/thiruvaiyaru/achanur/ Village · Thiruvaiyaru, Thanjavur # Achanur Achanur is a village in Thiruvaiyaru sub-district of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **613204**. The 2011 Census counted **1,629 people in 452 households**, the 46th largest of 75 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.0%. - 1,629people (2011) - 452households - 79.3%literacy - 613204PIN code ## Achanur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Achanur is 613204.** Achanur falls in Thiruvaiyaru sub-district, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code613204 - Gram panchayatVaidyanathanpettai - Community development blockThiruvaiyaru - Census village code638698 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Achanur from nearby towns? - Thiruvaiyaru (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Thanjavur (district HQ)18 km by road - Thiruvaiyaru (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 Achanur? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Achanur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Thiruvaiyaru - ○Degree college5–10 km · Thiruvaiyaru - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Thiruvaiyaru - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 18 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 Achanur known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and banana**. Products made here include rice and jaggery. About 41% of the 136 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 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 Achanur Of every 100 households in Achanur in 2011, 96 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Achanur · ■ Thiruvaiyaru rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **95% Toilet within the home ****41%** **27% No toilet (open defecation) ****59%** **70% Tap water ****100%** **70% Drinking water within premises ****50%** **30% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%** **27% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%** **72% Use banking services ****42%** **40% Television ****94%** **90% Mobile phone ****50%** **64% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****24%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****4%** **5% Own their home ****97%** **92% 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 Achanur? ■ Achanur · ■ Thiruvaiyaru rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.3%** **83.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1006** **1020 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1060** **939 Working population ****44.0%** **42.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.3% for men and 74.3% for women. 63% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 58 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 479 (67%) · **■** Household industry 34 (5%) · **■** Other work 144 (20%) · **■** Marginal 2 (0%) 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 Thiruvaiyaru - Okkakudi1,730 people - Ambathumelagaram1,722 people - Agarapettai1,700 people - Vanarangudi1,645 people - Uppukachipettai1,580 people - Katchamangalam1,564 people - Padirakudi1,534 people - Orathur1,512 people [All 77 villages in Thiruvaiyaru](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/thiruvaiyaru/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Achanur?613204 - How far is Achanur from Thanjavur?18 km by road - What is the population of Achanur?1,629 (Census 2011) - Which district is Achanur in?Thanjavur district (Thiruvaiyaru sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Achanur?79.3% (Census 2011)