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About Achalpuram Village

Achalpuram is a mid sized village in Kattumannarkoil tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,067, made up of 537 males and 530 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 288.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 608304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Achalpuram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Achalpuram village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Cuddalore
Tehsil Kattumannarkoil
Pincode 608304
Area (hectares) 288.54 hectares
Population 1,067
Male Population 537
Female Population 530
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Achalpuram compares

By the 2011 count Achalpuram is the 80th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,473 residents. Its 288.54 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Achalpuram

Achalpuram is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Achalpuram as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Achalpuram from other places

Achalpuram lies about 47 km from Cuddalore, and the nearest railway station is Kollidam, about 3.6 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Achalpuram
Nearest railway station Kollidam 3.6 km
Nearest town Chidambaram 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Kattumannarkoil 22 km
District headquarters Cuddalore 47 km

Villages closest to Achalpuram

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kattumannarkoil tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Achalpuram

As per the Census of India 2011, Achalpuram village had a population of 1,067. That makes it the 80th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,473 residents.

Achalpuram village has 537 males and 530 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Achalpuram has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Achalpuram is 608304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Achalpuram covers 288.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Achalpuram falls under Kattumannarkoil tehsil of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Achalpuram is Kollidam, about 3.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Achalpuram.

Achalpuram is about 47 km from Cuddalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Achalpuram is in Kattumannarkoil tehsil of Cuddalore district. Kollidam is about 3.6 km away. Chidambaram is about 10 km away. Kattumannarkoil is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vanadarayanpettai (5.0 km), Agaraputhur (6.0 km) and Puthur (6.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Achalpuram today is likely to be higher.

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