# Pakkam Village, Tirukalukundram, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/tirukalukundram/pakkam/ Village · Tirukalukundram, Kancheepuram # Pakkam Pakkam is a village in Tirukalukundram sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603109**. The 2011 Census counted **458 people in 107 households**, the 79th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%. - 458people (2011) - 107households - 76.5%literacy - 603109PIN code ## Pakkam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pakkam is 603109.** Pakkam falls in Tirukalukundram sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603109 - Gram panchayatPandur - Community development blockTirukalukundram - Census village code629935 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? - Tirukalukundram (sub-district HQ)11 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)61 km by road - Tirukalukundram (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 Pakkam? 7 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 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Pandur - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Tirukalukundram - ○Degree college10+ km · Tirukalukundram - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chengalpattu - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)21 h summer · 21 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 41% of the 255 hectares of village land is sown, and 104 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, 95 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 42 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Pakkam · ■ Tirukalukundram rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **94% Toilet within the home ****42%** **27% No toilet (open defecation) ****58%** **71% Tap water ****3%** **81% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **20% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **63% Use banking services ****11%** **42% Television ****85%** **89% Mobile phone ****77%** **67% Computer with internet ****4%** **4% Two-wheeler ****42%** **38% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **4% None of these assets ****0%** **5% Own their home ****98%** **88% 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 · ■ Tirukalukundram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.5%** **74.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916** **982 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****731** **955 Working population ****39.1%** **47.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.9% for men and 65.5% for women. 63% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 49 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (7%) · **■** Other work 33 (18%) · **■** Marginal 85 (47%) 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 Tirukalukundram - Mudaiyur504 people - Othivakkam495 people - Vellapandal487 people - Korappattu484 people - Periayakattupakkam451 people - Irumbuli409 people - Keelavedu396 people - Thirumani RF384 people [All 101 villages in Tirukalukundram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/tirukalukundram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pakkam?603109 - How far is Pakkam from Kancheepuram?61 km by road - What is the population of Pakkam?458 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pakkam in?Kancheepuram district (Tirukalukundram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Pakkam?76.5% (Census 2011)