# Alapakkam Village, Uthiramerur, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Uthiramerur, Kancheepuram 

# Alapakkam

Alapakkam is a village in Uthiramerur sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603107**. The 2011 Census counted **462 people in 113 households**, the 91st largest of 114 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%.

- 462people (2011)
- 113households
- 62.7%literacy
- 603107PIN code

## Alapakkam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Alapakkam is 603107.** Alapakkam falls in Uthiramerur sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code603107
- Gram panchayatAnnadhur
- Community development blockUthiramerur
- Census village code629848

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?

- Uthiramerur (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Kancheepuram (district HQ)36 km by road
- Chengalpattu (nearest town)12 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public 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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Salavakkam
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chengalpattu
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chengalpattu
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 48% of the 205 hectares of village land is sown, and 98 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, 99 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Alapakkam · ■ Uthiramerur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**92%

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

**15%

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

**83%

Tap water ****100%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**72%

Use banking services ****26%**

**43%

Television ****91%**

**85%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**25%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****3%**

**8%

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 Alapakkam?

■ Alapakkam · ■ Uthiramerur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.7%**

**72.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****805**

**995

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****733**

**951

Working population ****72.3%**

**49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.2% for men and 52.2% for women. 70% of men and 75% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 263 (79%) · **■** Other work 68 (20%) · **■** Marginal 3 (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 Uthiramerur

- Seethananjeri494 people
- Pulivoy491 people
- Murukkeri485 people
- Oddanthangal478 people
- Silambakkam461 people
- Chinnalambadi434 people
- Vinnamangalam421 people
- Valathodu409 people

[All 116 villages in Uthiramerur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/uthiramerur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Alapakkam?603107
- How far is Alapakkam from Kancheepuram?36 km by road
- What is the population of Alapakkam?462 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Alapakkam in?Kancheepuram district (Uthiramerur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Alapakkam?62.7% (Census 2011)