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About Panapakkam Village

Panapakkam is a mid sized village in Tirukkoyilur tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,450, made up of 707 males and 743 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. The village covers 154.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 607209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Panapakkam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panapakkam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Tirukkoyilur
Pincode 607209
Area (hectares) 154.31 hectares
Population 1,450
Male Population 707
Female Population 743
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,051
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Panapakkam compares

By the 2011 count Panapakkam is the 116th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,336 residents. Its 154.31 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Panapakkam

Panapakkam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Panapakkam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Panapakkam from other places

Panapakkam lies about 19 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Mambalappattu, about 9.1 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 Panapakkam
Nearest railway station Mambalappattu 9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Tirukkoyilur 17 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 19 km

Villages closest to Panapakkam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Panapakkam village had a population of 1,450. That makes it the 116th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,336 residents.

Panapakkam village has 707 males and 743 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panapakkam has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Panapakkam is 607209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Panapakkam covers 154.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Panapakkam falls under Tirukkoyilur tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Panapakkam is Mambalappattu, about 9.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Panapakkam.

Panapakkam is about 19 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Panapakkam is in Tirukkoyilur tehsil of Viluppuram district. Mambalappattu is about 9.1 km away. Tirukkoyilur is about 17 km away. Viluppuram is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Elandurai (under 2 km), Manakkuppam (under 2 km) and Akkanur (1.9 km).

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

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