Appakudal

Appakudal Aapakudal
Panchayat town
Appakudal Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 11°28′49″N 77°34′41″E
country	India
state	Tamil Nadu
district	Erode
Population  (2001)
• Total	9,516
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	TN-36

Appakudal (Aapakudal) is a panchayat town in the Erode district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Appakudal is an industrial centre. It has a sugar factory, viz., Sakthi Sugars Limited, the families of the workers of which form a major part of population of this town.

Geography

Aapakudal is located between Bhavani and Sathyamangalam. Water from the Bhavanisagar Dam flows to the Bhavani River through Appakudal. A seasonal lake is located in the northern part of the town.

Demographics

As of the 2001 Indian census, Appakudal had a population of 9,516. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Appakudal has an average literacy rate of 59%, lower than the national average of 59.5%; with 69% of the males and 49% of females literate. 10% of the population is under six years of age.

Education

Primary & secondary

• Sakthi Primary School, Sakthi Nagar.
• Sakthi Higher Secondary School, Nachimuthupuram, Sakthi Nagar.
• Government Higher Secondary School, A. Pudupalayam.
• Government Middle School, A.Pudupalayam
• Sri Vivekananda Vidhya Bhavan Matric Higher Secondary School, Bhavani Mainroad.
• Kavitha Nursery & Primary School, Sakthi Nagar.
• Bhavani Union Middle School, Appakudal.

College

• Sakthi Polytechnic College. Sakthi Nagar.
• Dharmarathnakara Dr Mahalingam Institute of Paramedical Sciences & Research. Sakthi Nagar.
• Kumaraguru Institute of Agriculture
• Sakthi Institute of Technology

Hospitals

• Government Primary Health Centre
• V.M.K Hospital
• Saravan Hospital
• SPK Hospital,
• Sriram Child And Maternity Hospital
• Government Veterinary Hospital
• NM Hospital
• Raghav Hospital

Neighborhoods

• Bhavani
• Komarapalayam
• Bhavanisagar
• Ooratchikottai
• Sathyamangalam
• Paruvatchi
• Lakshmi Nagar