About Poyyapakkam Village

Poyyapakkam is a mid sized village in Arakonam tehsil, in the district of Vellore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,083, made up of 563 males and 520 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 385.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 631002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Poyyapakkam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Poyyapakkam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Vellore
Tehsil	Arakonam
Pincode	631002
Area (hectares)	385.32 hectares
Population	1,083
Male Population	563
Female Population	520
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	924
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 6 km distance

How Poyyapakkam compares

By the 2011 count Poyyapakkam is the 116th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,632 residents. Its 385.32 hectares work out to about 2.8 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 Poyyapakkam

Poyyapakkam 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 Poyyapakkam 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 6 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Poyyapakkam from other places

Poyyapakkam 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 Poyyapakkam
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 Poyyapakkam

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.

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Common questions about Poyyapakkam

As per the Census of India 2011, Poyyapakkam village had a population of 1,083. That makes it the 116th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,632 residents.

Poyyapakkam village has 563 males and 520 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Poyyapakkam has about 924 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 Poyyapakkam is 631002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Poyyapakkam covers 385.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Poyyapakkam is Melattur, about 6.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 6 km distance.

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

Poyyapakkam 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.

Poyyapakkam 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.