About Achalpuram Village

Achalpuram is a large village in Sirkali tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,630, made up of 2,262 males and 2,368 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males. The village covers 554.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 609101, 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	Nagapattinam
Tehsil	Sirkali
Pincode	609101
Area (hectares)	554.79 hectares
Population	4,630
Male Population	2,262
Female Population	2,368
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,047
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Achalpuram compares

By the 2011 count Achalpuram is the 13th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,194 residents. Its 554.79 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1022.

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 5 - 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 64 km from Nagapattinam, 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	Sirkali	11 km
District headquarters	Nagapattinam	64 km

Villages closest to Achalpuram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Achalpuram village had a population of 4,630. That makes it the 13th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,194 residents.

Achalpuram village has 2,262 males and 2,368 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Achalpuram has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Achalpuram is 609101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Achalpuram covers 554.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Achalpuram falls under Sirkali tehsil of Nagapattinam 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 5 - 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 64 km from Nagapattinam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Achalpuram is in Sirkali tehsil of Nagapattinam district. Kollidam is about 3.6 km away. Chidambaram is about 10 km away. Sirkali is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.