About Eppakkam Village

Eppakkam is a large village in Tindivanam tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,053, made up of 1,058 males and 995 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 470.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Eppakkam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Eppakkam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Viluppuram
Tehsil	Tindivanam
Pincode	604101
Area (hectares)	470.73 hectares
Population	2,053
Male Population	1,058
Female Population	995
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	940
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10 km distance

How Eppakkam compares

By the 2011 count Eppakkam is the 55th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents. Its 470.73 hectares work out to about 4.4 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 994.

Getting to Eppakkam

Eppakkam 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 Eppakkam 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 Eppakkam from other places

Eppakkam lies about 46 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Olakur, about 5.1 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 Eppakkam
Nearest railway station	Olakur	5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tindivanam	11 km
District headquarters	Viluppuram	46 km

Villages closest to Eppakkam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Eppakkam village had a population of 2,053. That makes it the 55th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents.

Eppakkam village has 1,058 males and 995 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Eppakkam has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Eppakkam is 604101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Eppakkam covers 470.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Eppakkam falls under Tindivanam tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Eppakkam is Olakur, about 5.1 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 Eppakkam.

Eppakkam is about 46 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Eppakkam is in Tindivanam tehsil of Viluppuram district. Olakur is about 5.1 km away. Tindivanam is about 11 km away. Viluppuram is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.