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{{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
| nickname =
| settlement_type = [[Panchayat]] town
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| pushpin_map = India Tamil Nadu
| pushpin_label_position = right
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Tamil Nadu, India
| coordinates = {{coord|11|28|49|N|77|34|41|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1= [[States and territories of India|state]]
| subdivision_name1= [[Tamil Nadu]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|district]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Erode district|Erode]]
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| unit_pref = metric
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| population_total = 9516
| population_as_of = 2001
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1= Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type =
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| registration_plate = '''TN-36'''
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'''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|2001|alt=As of the 2001 Indian [[census]]}},<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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]]
{{Adjacent communities
| Centre = Appakudal
| North =
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}}
==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Erode district]]

{{Erode-geo-stub}}

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