About Achangulam Village

Achangulam is a mid sized village in Kariapatti tehsil, in the district of Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 736, made up of 358 males and 378 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,056 females per 1000 males. The village covers 284.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 626106, 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	Virudhunagar
Tehsil	Kariapatti
Pincode	626106
Area (hectares)	284.78 hectares
Population	736
Male Population	358
Female Population	378
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,056
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Achangulam compares

By the 2011 count Achangulam is the 31st largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,010 residents. Its 284.78 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1011.

Getting to Achangulam

Achangulam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Achangulam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 17 km from Virudhunagar, and the nearest railway station is Kalligudi, about 9.8 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
Tehsil headquarters	Kariapatti	6.8 km
Nearest railway station	Kalligudi	9.8 km
Nearest town	Virudunagar	12 km
District headquarters	Virudhunagar	17 km

Villages closest to Achangulam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Achangulam village had a population of 736. That makes it the 31st largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,010 residents.

Achangulam village has 358 males and 378 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Achangulam has about 1056 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1011.

The pincode recorded for Achangulam is 626106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Achangulam covers 284.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Achangulam falls under Kariapatti tehsil of Virudhunagar district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Achangulam is Kalligudi, about 9.8 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 - 10 km distance for Achangulam.

Achangulam is about 17 km from Virudhunagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Achangulam is in Kariapatti tehsil of Virudhunagar district. Kariapatti is about 6.8 km away. Kalligudi is about 9.8 km away. Virudunagar is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.