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About Athipakkam Village

Athipakkam is a mid sized village in Vandavasi tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,860, made up of 943 males and 917 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 408.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Athipakkam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Athipakkam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil Vandavasi
Pincode 604408
Area (hectares) 408.61 hectares
Population 1,860
Male Population 943
Female Population 917
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 36 km distance

How Athipakkam compares

By the 2011 count Athipakkam is the 45th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,420 residents. Its 408.61 hectares work out to about 4.6 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 999.

Getting to Athipakkam

Athipakkam 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 Athipakkam 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 36 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Athipakkam from other places

Athipakkam lies about 63 km from Tiruvannamalai, and the nearest railway station is Karasangal, about 22 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 Athipakkam
Tehsil headquarters Vandavasi 3.7 km
Nearest town Vandavāsi 3.7 km
Nearest railway station Karasangal 22 km
District headquarters Tiruvannamalai 63 km

Villages closest to Athipakkam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Athipakkam village had a population of 1,860. That makes it the 45th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,420 residents.

Athipakkam village has 943 males and 917 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Athipakkam has about 972 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 999.

The pincode recorded for Athipakkam is 604408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Athipakkam covers 408.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Athipakkam falls under Vandavasi tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Athipakkam is Karasangal, about 22 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 36 km distance.

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

Athipakkam is about 63 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Athipakkam is in Vandavasi tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Vandavasi is about 3.7 km away. Vandavāsi is about 3.7 km away. Karasangal is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sembur (under 2 km), Sirunavalpakkam (under 2 km) and Navalpakkam (2.4 km).

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

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