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About Panapakkam Village

Panapakkam is a mid sized village in Ponneri tehsil, in the district of Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 598, made up of 301 males and 297 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 199.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 601204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Panapakkam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panapakkam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thiruvallur
Tehsil Ponneri
Pincode 601204
Area (hectares) 199.51 hectares
Population 598
Male Population 301
Female Population 297
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 2 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 15 km distance

How Panapakkam compares

By the 2011 count Panapakkam is the 91st 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 199.51 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1011.

Getting to Panapakkam

Panapakkam 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 Panapakkam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 2 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 15 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Panapakkam from other places

Panapakkam lies about 36 km from Thiruvallur, and the nearest railway station is Kavaraippettai, about 1.6 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 Panapakkam
Nearest railway station Kavaraippettai 1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Ponneri 7.2 km
District headquarters Thiruvallur 36 km

Villages closest to Panapakkam

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.

Common questions about Panapakkam

As per the Census of India 2011, Panapakkam village had a population of 598. That makes it the 91st largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,889 residents.

Panapakkam village has 301 males and 297 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panapakkam has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1011.

The pincode recorded for Panapakkam is 601204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Panapakkam covers 199.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Panapakkam is Kavaraippettai, about 1.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 15 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 2 km distance for Panapakkam.

Panapakkam is about 36 km from Thiruvallur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Panapakkam is in Ponneri tehsil of Thiruvallur district. Kavaraippettai is about 1.6 km away. Ponneri is about 7.2 km away. Thiruvallur is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paranambedu (under 2 km), Kilikodi (under 2 km) and Sirupazhaverkadu (1.5 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Panapakkam today is likely to be higher.

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