About Elappakkam Village

Elappakkam is a large village in Maduranthakam tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,192, made up of 1,090 males and 1,102 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 603201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Elappakkam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Elappakkam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Kancheepuram
Tehsil	Maduranthakam
Pincode	603201
Area (hectares)	132.73 hectares
Population	2,192
Male Population	1,090
Female Population	1,102
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,011
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 11 km distance

How Elappakkam compares

By the 2011 count Elappakkam is the 23rd largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 132.73 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Elappakkam

Elappakkam is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Elappakkam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 11 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Elappakkam from other places

Elappakkam lies about 19 km from Kancheepuram, and the nearest railway station is Kanchipuram East, about 20 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Elappakkam
Nearest town	Cheyyar	7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Maduranthakam	19 km
District headquarters	Kancheepuram	19 km
Nearest railway station	Kanchipuram East	20 km

Villages closest to Elappakkam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Maduranthakam tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Elappakkam

As per the Census of India 2011, Elappakkam village had a population of 2,192. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Elappakkam village has 1,090 males and 1,102 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Elappakkam has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Elappakkam is 603201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Elappakkam covers 132.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Elappakkam falls under Maduranthakam tehsil of Kancheepuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Elappakkam is Kanchipuram East, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 11 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Elappakkam.

Elappakkam is about 19 km from Kancheepuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Elappakkam is in Maduranthakam tehsil of Kancheepuram district. Cheyyar is about 7.3 km away. Maduranthakam is about 19 km away. Kancheepuram is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.