Appakudal

Appakudal

Aapakudal
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Panchayat town
	Appakudal Appakudal, Tamil Nadu
	Coordinates: 11°28′34.3″N 77°34′34.7″E / 11.476194°N 77.576306°E
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Erode
Elevation	215 m (705 ft)
Population (2001)
• Total	9,516
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	TN-36

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 the 2001 Indian census^[update],^[1] 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