About Pakkiripalayam Village

Pakkiripalayam is one of the larger villages in Chengam tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,035, made up of 3,599 males and 3,436 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1289.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606709, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pakkiripalayam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pakkiripalayam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil	Chengam
Pincode	606709
Area (hectares)	1289.49 hectares
Population	7,035
Male Population	3,599
Female Population	3,436
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	955
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 48 km distance

How Pakkiripalayam compares

By the 2011 count Pakkiripalayam is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,109 residents. Its 1289.49 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Pakkiripalayam

Pakkiripalayam 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 Pakkiripalayam 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 48 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pakkiripalayam from other places

Pakkiripalayam lies about 39 km from Tiruvannamalai, and the nearest railway station is Kunnattur, about 26 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 Pakkiripalayam
Tehsil headquarters	Chengam	6.9 km
Nearest railway station	Kunnattur	26 km
District headquarters	Tiruvannamalai	39 km

Villages closest to Pakkiripalayam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pakkiripalayam village had a population of 7,035. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,109 residents.

Pakkiripalayam village has 3,599 males and 3,436 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pakkiripalayam has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Pakkiripalayam is 606709. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pakkiripalayam covers 1289.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pakkiripalayam falls under Chengam tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Pakkiripalayam is Kunnattur, about 26 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 48 km distance.

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

Pakkiripalayam is about 39 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pakkiripalayam is in Chengam tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Chengam is about 6.9 km away. Kunnattur is about 26 km away. Tiruvannamalai is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.