About Achchangulam Village

Achchangulam is a mid sized village in Sivakasi tehsil, in the district of Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,156, made up of 600 males and 556 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 469.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 626131, 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	Virudhunagar
Tehsil	Sivakasi
Pincode	626131
Area (hectares)	469.69 hectares
Population	1,156
Male Population	600
Female Population	556
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	927
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 37th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,943 residents. Its 469.69 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1017.

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 32 km from Virudhunagar, and the nearest railway station is Srivilliputtur, about 3.4 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
Nearest railway station	Srivilliputtur	3.4 km
Nearest town	Srivilliputhur	4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sivakasi	16 km
District headquarters	Virudhunagar	32 km

Villages closest to Achchangulam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sivakasi 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 1,156. That makes it the 37th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,943 residents.

Achchangulam village has 600 males and 556 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Achchangulam has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Achchangulam is 626131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Achchangulam covers 469.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Achchangulam falls under Sivakasi tehsil of Virudhunagar district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Achchangulam is Srivilliputtur, about 3.4 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 32 km from Virudhunagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Achchangulam is in Sivakasi tehsil of Virudhunagar district. Srivilliputtur is about 3.4 km away. Srivilliputhur is about 4.1 km away. Sivakasi is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.