# Achamangalam Village, Vandavasi, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/vandavasi/achamangalam/ Village · Vandavasi, Tiruvannamalai # Achamangalam Achamangalam is a village in Vandavasi sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604501**. The 2011 Census counted **789 people in 215 households**, the 155th largest of 203 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%. - 789people (2011) - 215households - 69.7%literacy - 604501PIN code ## Achamangalam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Achamangalam is 604501.** Achamangalam falls in Vandavasi sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code604501 - Gram panchayatAchamangalam - Community development blockThellar - Census village code631618 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Achamangalam from nearby towns? - Vandavasi (sub-district HQ)26 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)76 km by road - Desur (nearest town)8 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 Achamangalam? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Achamangalam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Gengampoondi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Thellar - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Agarakarakottai - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 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 Achamangalam known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 33% of the 341 hectares of village land is sown, and 74 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 Achamangalam Of every 100 households in Achamangalam in 2011, 85 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Achamangalam · ■ Vandavasi rural average Electricity for lighting ****85%** **93% Toilet within the home ****2%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **86% Tap water ****96%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****46%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **81% Use banking services ****68%** **44% Television ****81%** **88% Mobile phone ****65%** **57% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****12%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****9%** **6% Own their home ****100%** **96% 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 Achamangalam? ■ Achamangalam · ■ Vandavasi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.7%** **73.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1028** **1000 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****811** **974 Working population ****59.2%** **54.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.8% for men and 56.2% for women. 66% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 98 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 125 (27%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 111 (24%) · **■** Marginal 132 (28%) 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 Vandavasi - Pulivoy820 people - Adiyankuppam818 people - Solaiarugavur810 people - Ayalavadi795 people - Thazhuthazhy789 people - Vizhuthupattu785 people - Solavaram782 people - Kavaniyathur781 people [All 210 villages in Vandavasi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/vandavasi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Achamangalam?604501 - How far is Achamangalam from Tiruvannamalai?76 km by road - What is the population of Achamangalam?789 (Census 2011) - Which district is Achamangalam in?Tiruvannamalai district (Vandavasi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Achamangalam?69.7% (Census 2011)