About Acharavakkam Village

Acharavakkam is a mid sized village in Chengalpattu tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 822, made up of 422 males and 400 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 615.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 603108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Acharavakkam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Acharavakkam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Kancheepuram
Tehsil	Chengalpattu
Pincode	603108
Area (hectares)	615.86 hectares
Population	822
Male Population	422
Female Population	400
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	948
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 1 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 21 km distance

How Acharavakkam compares

By the 2011 count Acharavakkam is the 84th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents. Its 615.86 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Acharavakkam

Acharavakkam is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Acharavakkam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 1 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 21 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Acharavakkam from other places

Acharavakkam lies about 49 km from Kancheepuram, and the nearest railway station is Tirumani, about 16 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 Acharavakkam
Nearest town	Tirukkalikkunram	12 km
Nearest railway station	Tirumani	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chengalpattu	17 km
District headquarters	Kancheepuram	49 km

Villages closest to Acharavakkam

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

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Common questions about Acharavakkam

As per the Census of India 2011, Acharavakkam village had a population of 822. That makes it the 84th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents.

Acharavakkam village has 422 males and 400 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Acharavakkam has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Acharavakkam is 603108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Acharavakkam covers 615.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Acharavakkam falls under Chengalpattu tehsil of Kancheepuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Acharavakkam is Tirumani, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 21 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 1 km distance for Acharavakkam.

Acharavakkam is about 49 km from Kancheepuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Acharavakkam is in Chengalpattu tehsil of Kancheepuram district. Tirukkalikkunram is about 12 km away. Tirumani is about 16 km away. Chengalpattu is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.