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About Polipakkam Village

Polipakkam is a large village in Arakonam tehsil, in the district of Vellore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,204, made up of 2,102 males and 2,102 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 865.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 632505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Polipakkam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Polipakkam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Vellore
Tehsil Arakonam
Pincode 632505
Area (hectares) 865.81 hectares
Population 4,204
Male Population 2,102
Female Population 2,102
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 4 km distance

How Polipakkam compares

By the 2011 count Polipakkam is the 17th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,632 residents. Its 865.81 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Polipakkam

Polipakkam 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 Polipakkam 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 4 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Polipakkam from other places

Polipakkam 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 Polipakkam
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 Polipakkam

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 Polipakkam

As per the Census of India 2011, Polipakkam village had a population of 4,204. That makes it the 17th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,632 residents.

Polipakkam village has 2,102 males and 2,102 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Polipakkam has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Polipakkam is 632505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Polipakkam covers 865.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Polipakkam is Melattur, about 6.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 4 km distance.

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

Polipakkam 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.

Polipakkam 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), Attupakkam (under 2 km) and Kattupakkam (under 2 km).

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

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