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About Alapakkam Village

Alapakkam is a mid sized village in Uthukkottai tehsil, in the district of Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 503, made up of 256 males and 247 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 150.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 602026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alapakkam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alapakkam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thiruvallur
Tehsil Uthukkottai
Pincode 602026
Area (hectares) 150.67 hectares
Population 503
Male Population 256
Female Population 247
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 4 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 35 km distance

How Alapakkam compares

By the 2011 count Alapakkam is the 71st largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,524 residents. Its 150.67 hectares work out to about 3.3 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 well below the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Alapakkam

Alapakkam 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 Alapakkam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 4 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 35 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Alapakkam from other places

Alapakkam lies about 16 km from Thiruvallur, and the nearest railway station is Putlur, about 18 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 Alapakkam
Tehsil headquarters Uthukkottai 5.9 km
District headquarters Thiruvallur 16 km
Nearest town Tiruvallur 16 km
Nearest railway station Putlur 18 km

Villages closest to Alapakkam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Alapakkam village had a population of 503. That makes it the 71st largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,524 residents.

Alapakkam village has 256 males and 247 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alapakkam has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1028.

The pincode recorded for Alapakkam is 602026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alapakkam covers 150.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Alapakkam falls under Uthukkottai tehsil of Thiruvallur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Alapakkam is Putlur, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 35 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 4 km distance for Alapakkam.

Alapakkam is about 16 km from Thiruvallur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alapakkam is in Uthukkottai tehsil of Thiruvallur district. Uthukkottai is about 5.9 km away. Thiruvallur is about 16 km away. Tiruvallur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalavai (under 2 km), Adhilivakkam (under 2 km) and Edambedu (under 2 km).

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

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