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About Achamangalam Village

Achamangalam is a large village in Krishnagiri tehsil, in the district of Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,179, made up of 2,150 males and 2,029 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1269.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 635108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Achamangalam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Achamangalam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Krishnagiri
Tehsil Krishnagiri
Pincode 635108
Area (hectares) 1269.65 hectares
Population 4,179
Male Population 2,150
Female Population 2,029
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Achamangalam compares

By the 2011 count Achamangalam is the 49th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,345 residents. Its 1269.65 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Achamangalam

Achamangalam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Achamangalam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Achamangalam from other places

Achamangalam lies about 12 km from Krishnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Patchur, about 20 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 Achamangalam
Tehsil headquarters Krishnagiri 12 km
Nearest railway station Patchur 20 km

Villages closest to Achamangalam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Achamangalam village had a population of 4,179. That makes it the 49th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,345 residents.

Achamangalam village has 2,150 males and 2,029 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Achamangalam has about 944 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 Achamangalam is 635108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Achamangalam covers 1269.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Achamangalam falls under Krishnagiri tehsil of Krishnagiri district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Achamangalam is Patchur, about 20 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 <5 km distance for Achamangalam.

Achamangalam is about 12 km from Krishnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Achamangalam is in Krishnagiri tehsil of Krishnagiri district. Krishnagiri is about 12 km away. Patchur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jagadevipalayam (under 2 km), Chendrapalli (2.1 km) and Modikuppam (3.7 km).

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

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