# Pakkam Village, Ponneri, Thiruvallur (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code

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Village · Ponneri, Thiruvallur 

# Pakkam

Pakkam is a village in Ponneri sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **601205**. The 2011 Census counted **668 people in 187 households**, the 87th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%.

- 668people (2011)
- 187households
- 66.4%literacy
- 601205PIN code

## Pakkam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pakkam is 601205.** Pakkam falls in Ponneri sub-district, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code601205
- Gram panchayatAvurivakkam
- Community development blockMinjur
- Census village code628654

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?

- Ponneri (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Thiruvallur (district HQ)65 km by road
- Ponneri (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 Pakkam?

13 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
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sirupazhaverkadu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ponneri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gummidipoondi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 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**. About 44% of the 295 hectares of village land is sown, and 128 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, 99 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pakkam · ■ Ponneri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**36%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**62%

Tap water ****100%**

**91%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**46%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**49%

Use banking services ****0%**

**36%

Television ****88%**

**92%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**28%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****11%**

**4%

Own their home ****98%**

**89%

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 · ■ Ponneri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.4%**

**75.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1114**

**1001

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1429**

**964

Working population ****54.6%**

**44.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.3% for men and 59.9% for women. 63% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 2 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (3%) · **■** Other work 44 (12%) · **■** Marginal 309 (85%)

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 Ponneri

- Periakarumbur696 people
- Periaveppathur678 people
- Sirulapakkam672 people
- Marambedu668 people
- Umipedu652 people
- Uppunelvoyal610 people
- Soorapattu609 people
- Panapakkam598 people

[All 139 villages in Ponneri](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/ponneri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pakkam?601205
- How far is Pakkam from Thiruvallur?65 km by road
- What is the population of Pakkam?668 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pakkam in?Thiruvallur district (Ponneri sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Pakkam?66.4% (Census 2011)