# Akkur Village, Cheyyar, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/cheyyar/akkur/ Village · Cheyyar, Tiruvannamalai # Akkur Akkur is a village in Cheyyar sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **631701**. The 2011 Census counted **2,896 people in 754 households**, the 14th largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%. - 2,896people (2011) - 754households - 75.5%literacy - 631701PIN code ## Akkur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Akkur is 631701.** Akkur falls in Cheyyar sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code631701 - Gram panchayatAkkur - Community development blockAnakkavur - Census village code631335 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Akkur from nearby towns? - Tiruvethipuram (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)114 km by road - Tiruvethipuram (nearest town)17 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 Akkur? 27 services counted by the Census are inside Akkur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 - ●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 - ○Degree college10+ km · Perungalathur - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Koozhamandal - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 14 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 Akkur known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. About 42% of the 784 hectares of village land is sown, and 170 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 Akkur Of every 100 households in Akkur in 2011, 89 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Akkur · ■ Cheyyar rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **94% Toilet within the home ****47%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****53%** **87% Tap water ****79%** **90% Drinking water within premises ****47%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****25%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%** **69% Use banking services ****59%** **43% Television ****84%** **88% Mobile phone ****63%** **56% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****20%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **6% Own their home ****93%** **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 Akkur? ■ Akkur · ■ Cheyyar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.5%** **74.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****992** **992 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****921** **965 Working population ****51.1%** **54.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.2% for men and 66.8% for women. 58% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 392 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 252 (17%) · **■** Household industry 32 (2%) · **■** Other work 375 (25%) · **■** Marginal 429 (29%) 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 Cheyyar - Echur3,501 people - Vinnamangalam3,303 people - Munugapattu3,282 people - Vembakkam3,177 people - Palli2,722 people - Paingkinar2,678 people - Sengadu2,674 people - Vadamanapakkam2,657 people [All 217 villages in Cheyyar](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/cheyyar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Akkur?631701 - How far is Akkur from Tiruvannamalai?114 km by road - What is the population of Akkur?2,896 (Census 2011) - Which district is Akkur in?Tiruvannamalai district (Cheyyar sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Akkur?75.5% (Census 2011)