About Pakkam Village

Pakkam is a mid sized village in Ambur tehsil, in the district of Vellore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 630, made up of 322 males and 308 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 632107, 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	Vellore
Tehsil	Ambur
Pincode	632107
Area (hectares)	127.13 hectares
Population	630
Male Population	322
Female Population	308
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	957
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 38 km distance

How Pakkam compares

By the 2011 count Pakkam is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,455 residents. Its 127.13 hectares work out to about 5.0 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 well below the tehsil average of 1023.

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 village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 38 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 38 km from Vellore, and the nearest railway station is Pachchakuppam, about 11 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 Pakkam
Nearest railway station	Pachchakuppam	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ambur	13 km
District headquarters	Vellore	38 km

Villages closest to Pakkam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ambur 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 630. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,455 residents.

Pakkam village has 322 males and 308 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pakkam has about 957 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 1023.

The pincode recorded for Pakkam is 632107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pakkam covers 127.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pakkam falls under Ambur tehsil of Vellore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Pakkam is Pachchakuppam, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 38 km distance.

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

Pakkam is about 38 km from Vellore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pakkam is in Ambur tehsil of Vellore district. Pachchakuppam is about 11 km away. Ambur is about 13 km away. Vellore is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.