Geographic Location of Achankuttam

The village Achankuttam is located in Veerakeralamputhur Taluk of Tenkasi District in the State of Tamil Nadu in India. It is governed by Achankuttam Gram Panchayat. It comes under Alangulam Community Development Block. The nearest town is Surandai, which is about 10 kilometers away from Achankuttam.

Travel and Communication for Achankuttam

The village is connected by public bus services. Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Achankuttam,
Tenkasi,
Tamil Nadu, India
PIN - 627861

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Achankuttam

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A brief summary of available data for Achankuttam is given below:

Social Structure of Achankuttam

As per available data from the year 2009, 4072 persons live in 1047 house holds in the village Achankuttam. There are 2015 female individuals and 2057 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49.48% and males constitute 50.52% of the total population.

There are 84 scheduled castes persons of which 41 are females and 43 are males. Females constitute 48.81% and males constitute 51.19% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 2.06% of the total population.

Population density of Achankuttam is 754.55 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Achankuttam

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Total area of Achankuttam is 539.66 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 163.44 ha. About 76.64 ha is un-irrigated area. About 86.8 ha is irrigated area. About 80.1 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 6.7 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 58.06 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 0.77 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 26.54 ha is culturable waste land. About 290.85 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows.

Schools in Achankuttam

There are 3 government pre-primary schools in the village Achankuttam.

There are 2 private primary schools in the village Achankuttam.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Vadi, which is less than 5 kms away from Achankuttam.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a government secondary school in Vadi, which is less than 5 kms away from Achankuttam.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Surandai, which is 5-10 kms away from Achankuttam.

Colleges in Achankuttam

There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Surandai, which is 5-10 kms away from Achankuttam.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Poolankulam, which is more than 10 kms away from Achankuttam.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Tirunelveli, which is more than 10 kms away from Achankuttam.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Tirunelveli, which is more than 10 kms away from Achankuttam.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a government polytechnic institute in Kallurani, which is more than 10 kms away from Achankuttam.

Other Educational Facilities in Achankuttam

There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a government vocational training school / ITI in Surandai, which is 5-10 kms away from Achankuttam.

There is a government non formal training centre in the village Achankuttam.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a government differently abled school in Tirunelveli, which is more than 10 kms away from Achankuttam.

Healthcare Facilities in Achankuttam

There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Achankuttam.

There is a primary health centre 5-10 kms away from Achankuttam.

There is a primary health sub-centre with 0 doctors and 1 paramedical staff in the village Achankuttam.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Achankuttam.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Achankuttam.

There is a allopathic hospital 5-10 kms away from Achankuttam.

There is a alternative medicine hospital 5-10 kms away from Achankuttam.

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Achankuttam.

There is a veterinary hospital with 1 doctors and 1 paramedical staff in the village Achankuttam.

There is no mobile health centre in the village Achankuttam or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Achankuttam.

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