# Alapakkam Village, Maduranthakam, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Maduranthakam, Kancheepuram 

# Alapakkam

Alapakkam is a village in Maduranthakam sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603406**. The 2011 Census counted **977 people in 281 households**, the 92nd largest of 188 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%.

- 977people (2011)
- 281households
- 65.7%literacy
- 603406PIN code

## Alapakkam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Alapakkam is 603406.** Alapakkam falls in Maduranthakam sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code603406
- Gram panchayatAlapakkam
- Community development blockAcharapakkam
- Census village code630037

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Alapakkam from nearby towns?

- Maduranthakam (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Kancheepuram (district HQ)42 km by road
- Uthiramerur (nearest town)11 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Alapakkam?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Alapakkam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · L.Endathur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Uthiramerur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Uthiramerur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 22 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Alapakkam known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. About 60% of the 321 hectares of village land is sown, and 85 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Alapakkam

Of every 100 households in Alapakkam in 2011, 95 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Alapakkam · ■ Maduranthakam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**82%

Tap water ****100%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**77%

Use banking services ****45%**

**39%

Television ****99%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****1%**

**5%

Own their home ****98%**

**95%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Alapakkam?

■ Alapakkam · ■ Maduranthakam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.7%**

**72.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916**

**996

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****744**

**959

Working population ****62.3%**

**51.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.5% for men and 56.3% for women. 68% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 238 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 234 (38%) · **■** Other work 131 (22%) · **■** Marginal 6 (1%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Maduranthakam

- Pudupattu1,030 people
- Edayalam1,016 people
- Karasangal986 people
- Nedungal982 people
- Keezhamur947 people
- Vinnampoondi947 people
- Murukkambakkam942 people
- Sithandi939 people

[All 188 villages in Maduranthakam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/maduranthakam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Alapakkam?603406
- How far is Alapakkam from Kancheepuram?42 km by road
- What is the population of Alapakkam?977 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Alapakkam in?Kancheepuram district (Maduranthakam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Alapakkam?65.7% (Census 2011)