Village · Tharangambadi, Nagapattinam # Athuppakkam Athuppakkam is a village in Tharangambadi sub-district of Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 609303. The 2011 Census counted 617 people in 141 households, the 65th largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 96.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.0%. - 617 people (2011) - 141 households - 96.5% literacy - 609303 PIN code ## Athuppakkam PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Athuppakkam is 609303. Athuppakkam falls in Tharangambadi sub-district, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code 609303 - Gram panchayat Eduthukatti - Community development block Sembanarkoil - Census village code 637604 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Athuppakkam from nearby towns? - Tharangambadi (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road - Nagapattinam (district HQ) 30 km by road - Tharangambadi (nearest town) 5 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Athuppakkam? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Athuppakkam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Thirukkalacheri - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Tharangambadi - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Tharangambadi - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 9 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Athuppakkam known for? The main crops are paddy, black gram and pulses. About 31% of the 150 hectares of village land is sown, and 46 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Athuppakkam Of every 100 households in Athuppakkam in 2011, 91 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Athuppakkam · ■ Tharangambadi rural average - Electricity for lighting 91% 94% - Toilet within the home 22% 36% - No toilet (open defecation) 78% 63% - Tap water 1% 67% - Drinking water within premises 28% 30% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 18% 32% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 82% 66% - Use banking services 49% 48% - Television 84% 90% - Mobile phone 48% 62% - Computer with internet 1% 1% - Two-wheeler 14% 20% - Car / jeep / van 0% 2% - None of these assets 10% 5% - Own their home 94% 93% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Athuppakkam? ■ Athuppakkam · ■ Tharangambadi rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 96.5% 83.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1092 1033 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1261 963 - Working population 38.1% 42.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 97.4% for men and 95.6% for women. 57% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 3 (1%) · ■ Farm labourers 119 (51%) · ■ Household industry 2 (1%) · ■ Other work 52 (22%) · ■ Marginal 59 (25%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Tharangambadi - Eachangudi 1,061 people - Vilagam 925 people - Lakshminayanapuram II 661 people - Nadukkarai Keelapathi 656 people - Ramachandrankoilpathu 214 people All 67 villages in Tharangambadi ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Athuppakkam? 609303 - How far is Athuppakkam from Nagapattinam? 30 km by road - What is the population of Athuppakkam? 617 (Census 2011) - Which district is Athuppakkam in? Nagapattinam district (Tharangambadi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Athuppakkam? 96.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/tharangambadi/athuppakkam/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.