About Achchangulam Village

Achchangulam is a large village in Kamuthi tehsil, in the district of Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,445, made up of 1,210 males and 1,235 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1237.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 623601, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Achchangulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Achchangulam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Ramanathapuram
Tehsil	Kamuthi
Pincode	623601
Area (hectares)	1237.35 hectares
Population	2,445
Male Population	1,210
Female Population	1,235
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,021
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Achchangulam compares

By the 2011 count Achchangulam is the 17th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,301 residents. Its 1237.35 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Achchangulam

Achchangulam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Achchangulam 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 Achchangulam from other places

Achchangulam lies about 45 km from Ramanathapuram, and the nearest railway station is Sudiyur, about 14 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 Achchangulam
Tehsil headquarters	Kamuthi	11 km
Nearest railway station	Sudiyur	14 km
Nearest town	Paramagudi	18 km
District headquarters	Ramanathapuram	45 km

Villages closest to Achchangulam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Achchangulam village had a population of 2,445. That makes it the 17th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,301 residents.

Achchangulam village has 1,210 males and 1,235 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Achchangulam has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Achchangulam is 623601. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Achchangulam covers 1237.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Achchangulam falls under Kamuthi tehsil of Ramanathapuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Achchangulam is Sudiyur, about 14 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 Achchangulam.

Achchangulam is about 45 km from Ramanathapuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Achchangulam is in Kamuthi tehsil of Ramanathapuram district. Kamuthi is about 11 km away. Sudiyur is about 14 km away. Paramagudi is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.