# Achangulam Village, Kovilpatti, Thoothukkudi (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Kovilpatti, Thoothukkudi 

# Achangulam

Achangulam is a village in Kovilpatti sub-district of Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **628718**. The 2011 Census counted **1,682 people in 453 households**, the 32nd largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.1%.

- 1,682people (2011)
- 453households
- 73.2%literacy
- 628718PIN code

## Achangulam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Achangulam is 628718.** Achangulam falls in Kovilpatti sub-district, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code628718
- Gram panchayatAchankulam
- Community development blockKayatharu
- Census village code642205

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Achangulam from nearby towns?

- Kovilpatti (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Thoothukkudi (district HQ)60 km by road
- Kovilpatti (nearest town)20 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 Achangulam?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Achangulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kamanaickenpatti
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Nagampatti
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kovilpatti
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)16 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 Achangulam known for?

The main crops are **corn, black gram and whole green gram**. Products made here include match box. About 40% of the 788 hectares of village land is sown, and 97 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 Achangulam

Of every 100 households in Achangulam in 2011, 94 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 75 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Achangulam · ■ Kovilpatti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**85%

Tap water ****100%**

**81%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****75%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****21%**

**68%

Use banking services ****36%**

**49%

Television ****80%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**19%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**8%

Own their home ****93%**

**89%

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 Achangulam?

■ Achangulam · ■ Kovilpatti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.2%**

**74.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986**

**1024

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1169**

**955

Working population ****53.8%**

**56.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.4% for men and 64.6% for women. 64% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 221 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 186 (21%) · **■** Household industry 22 (2%) · **■** Other work 462 (51%) · **■** Marginal 14 (2%)

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 Kovilpatti

- Puliyankulam1,802 people
- Kumara Ettayapuram1,749 people
- K.Subramaniapuram1,721 people
- Panneerkulam1,695 people
- Kuruvinatham1,640 people
- Utthupatti1,625 people
- Rajapudukudi1,612 people
- Vadakkuppatti1,539 people

[All 73 villages in Kovilpatti](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/kovilpatti/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Achangulam?628718
- How far is Achangulam from Thoothukkudi?60 km by road
- What is the population of Achangulam?1,682 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Achangulam in?Thoothukkudi district (Kovilpatti sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Achangulam?73.2% (Census 2011)