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About Alapakkam Village

Alapakkam is a mid sized village in Tindivanam tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,282, made up of 677 males and 605 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alapakkam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alapakkam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Tindivanam
Pincode 604001
Area (hectares) 162.97 hectares
Population 1,282
Male Population 677
Female Population 605
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within 1 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 2 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 2 km distance

How Alapakkam compares

By the 2011 count Alapakkam is the 99th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents. Its 162.97 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Alapakkam

Alapakkam 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 Alapakkam as Available within 1 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 2 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 2 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Alapakkam from other places

Alapakkam lies about 38 km from Viluppuram. 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 Alapakkam
Tehsil headquarters Tindivanam 1.8 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 38 km

Villages closest to Alapakkam

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.

Common questions about Alapakkam

As per the Census of India 2011, Alapakkam village had a population of 1,282. That makes it the 99th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents.

Alapakkam village has 677 males and 605 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alapakkam has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Alapakkam is 604001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alapakkam covers 162.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Alapakkam notes the nearest railway station as Available within 2 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 1 km distance and private bus service as Available within 2 km distance for Alapakkam.

Alapakkam is about 38 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alapakkam is in Tindivanam tehsil of Viluppuram district. Tindivanam is about 1.8 km away. Viluppuram is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manur (under 2 km), Attur (under 2 km) and Salavadi (2.1 km).

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

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