# Akkachikuppam Village, Arakonam, Vellore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/arakonam/akkachikuppam/ Village · Arakonam, Vellore # Akkachikuppam Akkachikuppam is a village in Arakonam sub-district of Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **632510**. The 2011 Census counted **1,500 people in 380 households**, the 96th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.5%. - 1,500people (2011) - 380households - 67.4%literacy - 632510PIN code ## Akkachikuppam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Akkachikuppam is 632510.** Akkachikuppam falls in Arakonam sub-district, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code632510 - Gram panchayatAkkachikuppam - Community development blockKaveripakkam - Census village code630553 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Akkachikuppam from nearby towns? - Arakonam (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Vellore (district HQ)67 km by road - Sholingur (nearest town)14 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 Akkachikuppam? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Akkachikuppam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Gudalur - ○Degree college10+ km · Thandalam - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Paranji - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water - Electricity (2011)14 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 Akkachikuppam known for? The main crops are **paddy and ground nut**. About 62% of the 256 hectares of village land is sown, and 103 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 Akkachikuppam Of every 100 households in Akkachikuppam in 2011, 87 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Akkachikuppam · ■ Arakonam rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **94% Toilet within the home ****4%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **83% Tap water ****100%** **91% Drinking water within premises ****24%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **33% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****53%** **64% Use banking services ****38%** **32% Television ****93%** **90% Mobile phone ****53%** **60% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****18%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****5%** **5% Own their home ****98%** **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 Akkachikuppam? ■ Akkachikuppam · ■ Arakonam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.4%** **74.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1063** **1001 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1181** **961 Working population ****48.5%** **48.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.5% for men and 58.7% for women. 63% of men and 35% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 69 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 66 (9%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 189 (26%) · **■** Marginal 402 (55%) 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 Arakonam - Nangamangalam1,590 people - Attupakkam1,555 people - Illuppaithandalam1,544 people - Poigainallur1,528 people - Murungai1,498 people - Vailambadi1,495 people - Vettangulam1,465 people - Thuraiperumbakkam1,464 people [All 138 villages in Arakonam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/arakonam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Akkachikuppam?632510 - How far is Akkachikuppam from Vellore?67 km by road - What is the population of Akkachikuppam?1,500 (Census 2011) - Which district is Akkachikuppam in?Vellore district (Arakonam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Akkachikuppam?67.4% (Census 2011)