| Achuli | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | India Orissa |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Orissa, India |
| Coordinates: | 19.5022°N 84.9001°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Odisha |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Total: | 1357 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Oriya, Hindi, English |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 761018[1] |
| Registration Plate: | OR-07 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Bhubaneswar |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Sex ratio |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | 981 ♂/♀ |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | Literacy |
| Blank3 Info Sec1: | 71.88% |
Achuli is a village in Purushottampur block, Ganjam District,[2] Odisha, India. Its village code is 118336.[3] It is one of the 25 villages[4] that fall under the Purushottampur block. Achuli is located 3.4 km from Purushottampur, 20.9 km from Chatrapur, and 129 km from Bhubaneswar.
This village has a fairly small population of 1357 persons,[5] 683 males and 674 females.[6] Achuli has a state-run primary school that accommodates pupils ages 5 to 10 (class 1st to 5th).[7] The local elections are held in Khalikote (SC) Assembly Constituency[8] (Aska Loksabha, Orissa).
The population of Achuli is predominantly Hindu. The village counts 601 scheduled castes, 7 from scheduled tribe while 749 are from the general category.[9]
Under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act[10] 10 lakhs have been sanctioned to the village Gram Panchayat for construction projects in and around the village.
Taratarini Temple[11] is approximately 4 km from the village, on the way to Brahmapur. The twin goddesses Tara and Tarini are worshiped as manifestations of Adi Shakti. The Taratarini Hill Shrine is one of the oldest pilgrimage centers of Mother Goddess and is one amongst four major ancient Shakti Peethas in India. Another shaktipeeth named goddess Dakhinkali situates at Pratapur which is three km from Achhuli. It is also a wonderful tourist spot. The best time to visit is from October to February.
Achuli gram panchayat contains 5 village like Gothiali, Achuli, Mendhapalli, Chadheya palli, Hindala Palli.