# Achamangalam Village, Tirupathur, Vellore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/tirupathur/achamangalam/ Village · Tirupathur, Vellore # Achamangalam Achamangalam is a village in Tirupathur sub-district of Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **635601**. The 2011 Census counted **7,201 people in 1,670 households**, the 17th largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.6%. - 7,201people (2011) - 1,670households - 67.9%literacy - 635601PIN code ## Achamangalam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Achamangalam is 635601.** Achamangalam falls in Tirupathur sub-district, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code635601 - Gram panchayatMel Achamangalam , Achamangalam - Community development blockTirupathur - Census village code631093 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? - Tirupathur (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Vellore (district HQ)88 km by road - Tirupathur (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 Achamangalam? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Achamangalam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle 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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tirupathur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Tirupathur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Tirupathur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 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 cotton**. Products made here include inscense sticks and beedi. About 61% of the 616 hectares of village land is sown, and 193 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, 89 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Achamangalam · ■ Tirupathur rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **88% Toilet within the home ****10%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **87% Tap water ****86%** **74% Drinking water within premises ****9%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%** **77% Use banking services ****23%** **36% Television ****81%** **78% Mobile phone ****51%** **61% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****31%** **30% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****10%** **8% Own their home ****99%** **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 · ■ Tirupathur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.9%** **71.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961** **970 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****890** **913 Working population ****47.9%** **49.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.7% for men and 58.9% for women. 56% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 223 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 468 (14%) · **■** Household industry 1,012 (29%) · **■** Other work 1,345 (39%) · **■** Marginal 401 (12%) 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 Tirupathur - Athurkuppam7,697 people - Ponneri7,459 people - Katteri7,348 people - Velakalnatham7,280 people - Pachoor7,200 people - Pudurnadu6,913 people - Sevvathur6,900 people - Mookanur6,882 people [All 91 villages in Tirupathur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/tirupathur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Achamangalam?635601 - How far is Achamangalam from Vellore?88 km by road - What is the population of Achamangalam?7,201 (Census 2011) - Which district is Achamangalam in?Vellore district (Tirupathur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Achamangalam?67.9% (Census 2011)