Appakudal
{{short description|Panchayat town in the Erode District, Tamil Nadu, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2018}} {{Use Indian English|date=February 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Appakudal
| official_name =
| native_name =
| native_name_lang = Tamil
| other_name = Aapakudal
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| settlement_type = Panchayat town
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| pushpin_map = India Tamil Nadu
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| pushpin_map_caption = Appakudal, Tamil Nadu
| coordinates = {{coord|11|28|34.3|N|77|34|34.7|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1= State
| subdivision_name1= Tamil Nadu
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Erode
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| unit_pref = metric
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| elevation_m = 215
| population_total = 9516
| population_as_of = 2001
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| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1= Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = Tamil
| timezone1 = IST
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
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| registration_plate = TN-36
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Appakudal 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|2001|alt=As of the 2001 Indian census}},{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|work= |publisher= Census Commission of India}} 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.
- Panchayat Union middle school, Appkudal.
=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
- MGM Hospital
Neighborhoods
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