About Pakkam Village

Pakkam is a large village in Gudiyatham tehsil, in the district of Vellore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,035, made up of 1,560 males and 1,475 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 390.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 632602, 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	Gudiyatham
Pincode	632602
Area (hectares)	390.51 hectares
Population	3,035
Male Population	1,560
Female Population	1,475
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	946
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 9 km distance

How Pakkam compares

By the 2011 count Pakkam is the 33rd largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,032 residents. Its 390.51 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1015.

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 9 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 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 Pakkam
Tehsil headquarters	Gudiyatham	3.3 km
Nearest railway station	Melattur	6.4 km
District headquarters	Vellore	30 km

Villages closest to Pakkam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gudiyatham 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 3,035. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,032 residents.

Pakkam village has 1,560 males and 1,475 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pakkam has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Pakkam is 632602. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pakkam covers 390.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Pakkam is Melattur, about 6.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 9 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 30 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 Gudiyatham tehsil of Vellore district. Gudiyatham is about 3.3 km away. Melattur is about 6.4 km away. Vellore is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.