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About Attupakkam Village

Attupakkam is a mid sized village in Arakonam tehsil, in the district of Vellore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,555, made up of 814 males and 741 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 359.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 631051, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Attupakkam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Attupakkam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Vellore
Tehsil Arakonam
Pincode 631051
Area (hectares) 359.01 hectares
Population 1,555
Male Population 814
Female Population 741
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10 km distance

How Attupakkam compares

By the 2011 count Attupakkam is the 92nd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,632 residents. Its 359.01 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Attupakkam

Attupakkam 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 Attupakkam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Attupakkam from other places

Attupakkam lies about 30 km from Vellore, and the nearest railway station is Melattur, about 6.4 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 Attupakkam
Nearest town Gudiyatham 3.3 km
Nearest railway station Melattur 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Arakonam 30 km
District headquarters Vellore 30 km

Villages closest to Attupakkam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Attupakkam village had a population of 1,555. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,632 residents.

Attupakkam village has 814 males and 741 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Attupakkam has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Attupakkam is 631051. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Attupakkam covers 359.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Attupakkam falls under Arakonam tehsil of Vellore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Attupakkam is Melattur, about 6.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10 km distance for Attupakkam.

Attupakkam is about 30 km from Vellore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Attupakkam is in Arakonam tehsil of Vellore district. Gudiyatham is about 3.3 km away. Melattur is about 6.4 km away. Arakonam is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anaipakkam (under 2 km), Kattupakkam (under 2 km) and Kilpakkam (under 2 km).

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

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