# Athipakkam Village, Thiruvidaimarudur, Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Thiruvidaimarudur, Thanjavur 

# Athipakkam

Athipakkam is a village in Thiruvidaimarudur sub-district of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **609807**. The 2011 Census counted **2,558 people in 655 households**, the 23rd largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%.

- 2,558people (2011)
- 655households
- 76.4%literacy
- 609807PIN code

## Athipakkam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Athipakkam is 609807.** Athipakkam falls in Thiruvidaimarudur sub-district, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code609807
- Gram panchayatAthippakkam
- Community development blockThiruppanandal
- Census village code638413

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

## How far is Athipakkam from nearby towns?

- Thiruvidaimarudur (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Thanjavur (district HQ)65 km by road
- Thiruppanandal (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 Athipakkam?

21 services counted by the Census are inside Athipakkam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State 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 schoolunder 5 km · Pandanallur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Thiruppanandal
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Thiruppanandal
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Athipakkam known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and coconut**. About 67% of the 290 hectares of village land is sown, and 179 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 Athipakkam

Of every 100 households in Athipakkam in 2011, 92 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Athipakkam · ■ Thiruvidaimarudur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**36%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**61%

Tap water ****72%**

**61%

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

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**70%

Use banking services ****38%**

**50%

Television ****86%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**22%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**6%

Own their home ****94%**

**92%

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 Athipakkam?

■ Athipakkam · ■ Thiruvidaimarudur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.4%**

**82.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1058**

**1002

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1041**

**974

Working population ****41.3%**

**39.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.7% for men and 71.4% for women. 57% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 38 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 699 (66%) · **■** Household industry 19 (2%) · **■** Other work 165 (16%) · **■** Marginal 135 (13%)

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 Thiruvidaimarudur

- Chidambaranathapuram2,868 people
- Melaiyur2,828 people
- Manalur2,594 people
- Govindapuram2,569 people
- Mullukudi2,328 people
- Karuppur2,295 people
- Neikuppai2,287 people
- Kurichi2,269 people

[All 75 villages in Thiruvidaimarudur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/thiruvidaimarudur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Athipakkam?609807
- How far is Athipakkam from Thanjavur?65 km by road
- What is the population of Athipakkam?2,558 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Athipakkam in?Thanjavur district (Thiruvidaimarudur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Athipakkam?76.4% (Census 2011)
