About Pakkam Village

Pakkam is a mid sized village in Ponneri tehsil, in the district of Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 668, made up of 316 males and 352 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,114 females per 1000 males. The village covers 294.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 601205, 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	Thiruvallur
Tehsil	Ponneri
Pincode	601205
Area (hectares)	294.81 hectares
Population	668
Male Population	316
Female Population	352
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,114
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 12 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 12 km distance

How Pakkam compares

By the 2011 count Pakkam is the 86th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,889 residents. Its 294.81 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1011.

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 12 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 12 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pakkam from other places

Pakkam lies about 50 km from Thiruvallur. 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
Tehsil headquarters	Ponneri	12 km
District headquarters	Thiruvallur	50 km

Villages closest to Pakkam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ponneri 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 Pakkam

As per the Census of India 2011, Pakkam village had a population of 668. That makes it the 86th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,889 residents.

Pakkam village has 316 males and 352 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pakkam has about 1114 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1011.

The pincode recorded for Pakkam is 601205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pakkam covers 294.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pakkam falls under Ponneri tehsil of Thiruvallur district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Pakkam notes the nearest railway station as Available within 12 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 12 km distance for Pakkam.

Pakkam is about 50 km from Thiruvallur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pakkam is in Ponneri tehsil of Thiruvallur district. Ponneri is about 12 km away. Thiruvallur is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.