The Police Station in Acharapakkam is one of the oldest police stations in Tamil Nadu, witnessing over 100 years of its existence.
Acharapakkam is also known for its Naadi astrology center.

Acharapakkam is also known to have a divine shrine which is called as " Mazhai Malai Madha" in the mountain hills.

Demographics

India census

Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...

, Acharapakkam had a population of 9013. Males and females each have an equal percentage of the population. Its literacy rate of almost 73% is higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 56% of the males and 44% of females being literate. 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Educational institutions

• St.Josephs matriculation hr. sec School
• Adhi parasakthi matriculation hr. sec school
• Marwar Government Higher. Secondary School

Transportation

As Acharapakkam lies on the Busy NH45, this place is easily reachable from any part of the state. TNSTC-VPM operates buses between Acharapakkam nd major parts of the district, and also to some deep interior villages.
Although long distance buses (SETC & others) don't stop here at Acharapakkam, due to its proximity to Melmaruvathur, one can easily access Acharapakkam by alighting at Melmaruvathur.
Both government and private buses serve Acharapakkam.

Politics

Acharapakkam (SC) (State Assembly Constituency) is part of Chengalpattu (Lok Sabha constituency)

Chengalpattu (Lok Sabha constituency)

Chengalpattu is a defunct Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu. It was earlier known as Chingleput. This constituency no longer exists, since it was removed after 2009, due to delimitation.-Assembly segments:...

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