# Pakkam Village, Maduranthakam, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Maduranthakam, Kancheepuram 

# Pakkam

Pakkam is a village in Maduranthakam sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603306**. The 2011 Census counted **1,864 people in 452 households**, the 33rd largest of 188 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%.

- 1,864people (2011)
- 452households
- 70.7%literacy
- 603306PIN code

## Pakkam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pakkam is 603306.** Pakkam falls in Maduranthakam sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code603306
- Gram panchayatPakkam
- Community development blockMaduranthakam
- Census village code630073

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

## How far is Pakkam from nearby towns?

- Maduranthakam (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Kancheepuram (district HQ)65 km by road
- Maduranthakam (nearest town)7 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 Pakkam?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Pakkam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Melmaruvathur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Melmaruvathur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Maduranthakam
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 12 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 Pakkam known for?

The main crops are **paddy and ground nut**. About 49% of the 544 hectares of village land is sown, and 264 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 Pakkam

Of every 100 households in Pakkam in 2011, 96 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pakkam · ■ Maduranthakam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**82%

Tap water ****97%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%**

**77%

Use banking services ****33%**

**39%

Television ****91%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****28%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**5%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Pakkam?

■ Pakkam · ■ Maduranthakam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.7%**

**72.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1053**

**996

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1107**

**959

Working population ****55.7%**

**51.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.6% for men and 61.2% for women. 64% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 342 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 68 (7%) · **■** Household industry 18 (2%) · **■** Other work 283 (27%) · **■** Marginal 327 (32%)

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

- Anathamangalam2,069 people
- Anaikunnam2,013 people
- Vadamanipakkam1,912 people
- Athur1,904 people
- Arayapakkam1,800 people
- Perumbakkam1,756 people
- Unamalai1,751 people
- Isur1,720 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pakkam?603306
- How far is Pakkam from Kancheepuram?65 km by road
- What is the population of Pakkam?1,864 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pakkam in?Kancheepuram district (Maduranthakam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Pakkam?70.7% (Census 2011)