About Akkichettipalayam Village

Akkichettipalayam is a mid sized village in Attur tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 823, made up of 416 males and 407 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 158.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Akkichettipalayam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Akkichettipalayam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Salem
Tehsil	Attur
Pincode	636108
Area (hectares)	158.27 hectares
Population	823
Male Population	416
Female Population	407
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	978
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Akkichettipalayam compares

By the 2011 count Akkichettipalayam is the 86th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,234 residents. Its 158.27 hectares work out to about 5.2 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 986.

Getting to Akkichettipalayam

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

Akkichettipalayam lies about 43 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Attur, about 5.6 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 Akkichettipalayam
Nearest town	Narasingapuram	3.7 km
Nearest railway station	Attur	5.6 km
District headquarters	Salem	43 km

Villages closest to Akkichettipalayam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Akkichettipalayam village had a population of 823. That makes it the 86th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,234 residents.

Akkichettipalayam village has 416 males and 407 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Akkichettipalayam has about 978 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 986.

The pincode recorded for Akkichettipalayam is 636108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Akkichettipalayam covers 158.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Akkichettipalayam falls under Attur tehsil of Salem district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Akkichettipalayam is Attur, about 5.6 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 Akkichettipalayam.

Akkichettipalayam is about 43 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Akkichettipalayam is in Attur tehsil of Salem district. Narasingapuram is about 3.7 km away. Attur is about 5.6 km away. Salem is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Palaniyapuri (under 2 km), Alagapuram (under 2 km) and Chockkanathapuram (1.6 km).

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