# Achchangulam Village, Sivakasi, Virudhunagar (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/sivakasi/achchangulam/ Village · Sivakasi, Virudhunagar # Achchangulam Achchangulam is a village in Sivakasi sub-district of Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **626131**. The 2011 Census counted **1,156 people in 285 households**, the 37th largest of 41 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.6%. - 1,156people (2011) - 285households - 89.4%literacy - 626131PIN code ## Achchangulam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Achchangulam is 626131.** Achchangulam falls in Sivakasi sub-district, Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code626131 - Gram panchayatSalvarpatti, Vembakottai - Community development blockVembakottai - Census village code641305 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Achchangulam from nearby towns? - Sivakasi (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Virudhunagar (district HQ)30 km by road - Sivakasi (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 Achchangulam? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Achchangulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Vembakottai - ○Degree college10+ km · Sivakasi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sevalpatti - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Achchangulam known for? The main crops are **maize and paddy**. About 7% of the 470 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 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 Achchangulam Of every 100 households in Achchangulam in 2011, 94 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Achchangulam · ■ Sivakasi rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **94% Toilet within the home ****2%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **77% Tap water ****54%** **82% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%** **58% Use banking services ****48%** **36% Television ****92%** **87% Mobile phone ****55%** **59% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****29%** **28% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****4%** **6% Own their home ****79%** **78% 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 Achchangulam? ■ Achchangulam · ■ Sivakasi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****89.4%** **75.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927** **1020 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1069** **979 Working population ****58.3%** **53.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 95.1% for men and 83.1% for women. 59% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 26 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 239 (35%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 365 (54%) · **■** Marginal 38 (6%) 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 Sivakasi - Subramaniyapuram1,879 people - Kangaraseval1,627 people - Surarpatti1,523 people - Nedungulam1,515 people - Kongankulam1,050 people - Namaskarittanpatti1,039 people - Sankaranatham806 people - Krishnaperi776 people [All 42 villages in Sivakasi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/sivakasi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Achchangulam?626131 - How far is Achchangulam from Virudhunagar?30 km by road - What is the population of Achchangulam?1,156 (Census 2011) - Which district is Achchangulam in?Virudhunagar district (Sivakasi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Achchangulam?89.4% (Census 2011)