About Pakkam Village

Pakkam is a large village in Sankarapuram tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,890, made up of 1,952 males and 1,938 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 925.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 605801, 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	Viluppuram
Tehsil	Sankarapuram
Pincode	605801
Area (hectares)	925.79 hectares
Population	3,890
Male Population	1,952
Female Population	1,938
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	993
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pakkam compares

By the 2011 count Pakkam is the 24th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,212 residents. Its 925.79 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Pakkam

Pakkam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. 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 10+ 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 58 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Adichchanur, about 27 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	Sankarapuram	7.9 km
Nearest town	Vadakkanandal	23 km
Nearest railway station	Adichchanur	27 km
District headquarters	Viluppuram	58 km

Villages closest to Pakkam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sankarapuram 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 3,890. That makes it the 24th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,212 residents.

Pakkam village has 1,952 males and 1,938 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pakkam has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Pakkam is 605801. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pakkam covers 925.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pakkam falls under Sankarapuram tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Pakkam is Adichchanur, about 27 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 village for Pakkam.

Pakkam is about 58 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pakkam is in Sankarapuram tehsil of Viluppuram district. Sankarapuram is about 7.9 km away. Vadakkanandal is about 23 km away. Adichchanur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.