About Pakkam Village

Pakkam is a mid sized village in Maduranthakam tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,864, made up of 908 males and 956 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,053 females per 1000 males. The village covers 544.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 603306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pakkam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pakkam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Kancheepuram
Tehsil	Maduranthakam
Pincode	603306
Area (hectares)	544.36 hectares
Population	1,864
Male Population	908
Female Population	956
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,053
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Pakkam compares

By the 2011 count Pakkam is the 33rd largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 544.36 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Pakkam

Pakkam 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 Pakkam 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pakkam from other places

Pakkam lies about 31 km from Kancheepuram, and the nearest railway station is Pakkam, about 25 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 Pakkam
Nearest town	Vandavāsi	7.3 km
Nearest railway station	Pakkam	25 km
Tehsil headquarters	Maduranthakam	31 km
District headquarters	Kancheepuram	31 km

Villages closest to Pakkam

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.

Most viewed villages

Related Villages

Common questions about Pakkam

As per the Census of India 2011, Pakkam village had a population of 1,864. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Pakkam village has 908 males and 956 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pakkam has about 1053 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Pakkam is 603306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pakkam covers 544.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Pakkam is Pakkam, about 25 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Pakkam is about 31 km from Kancheepuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pakkam is in Maduranthakam tehsil of Kancheepuram district. Vandavāsi is about 7.3 km away. Pakkam is about 25 km away. Maduranthakam is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.