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About Achangulam Village

Achangulam is a mid sized village in Kovilpatti tehsil, in the district of Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,682, made up of 847 males and 835 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 787.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 628718, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Achangulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Achangulam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thoothukkudi
Tehsil Kovilpatti
Pincode 628718
Area (hectares) 787.81 hectares
Population 1,682
Male Population 847
Female Population 835
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Achangulam compares

By the 2011 count Achangulam is the 32nd largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,812 residents. Its 787.81 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Achangulam

Achangulam is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Achangulam as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Achangulam from other places

Achangulam lies about 51 km from Thoothukkudi, and the nearest railway station is Nalli, about 19 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 Achangulam
Nearest railway station Nalli 19 km
Nearest town Sattur 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Kovilpatti 25 km
District headquarters Thoothukkudi 51 km

Villages closest to Achangulam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Achangulam village had a population of 1,682. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,812 residents.

Achangulam village has 847 males and 835 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Achangulam has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Achangulam is 628718. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Achangulam covers 787.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Achangulam falls under Kovilpatti tehsil of Thoothukkudi district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Achangulam is Nalli, about 19 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Achangulam.

Achangulam is about 51 km from Thoothukkudi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Achangulam is in Kovilpatti tehsil of Thoothukkudi district. Nalli is about 19 km away. Sattur is about 23 km away. Kovilpatti is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Koppampatti (4.3 km), Kumara Ettayapuram (10 km) and Pillayarnatham (11 km).

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

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