# Akkarapakkam Village, Uthukkottai, Thiruvallur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/uthukkottai/akkarapakkam/ Village · Uthukkottai, Thiruvallur # Akkarapakkam Akkarapakkam is a village in Uthukkottai sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **601101**. The 2011 Census counted **1,562 people in 401 households**, the 35th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%. - 1,562people (2011) - 401households - 79.5%literacy - 601101PIN code ## Akkarapakkam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Akkarapakkam is 601101.** Akkarapakkam falls in Uthukkottai sub-district, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code601101 - Gram panchayatAkkarapakkam - Community development blockEllapuram - Census village code628816 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Akkarapakkam from nearby towns? - Uthukkottai (sub-district HQ)23 km by road - Thiruvallur (district HQ)36 km by road - Arani (nearest town)5 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 Akkarapakkam? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Akkarapakkam; 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 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private 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 school5–10 km · Arani - ○Degree college10+ km · Vengal - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Palavakkam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 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 Akkarapakkam known for? The main crops are **paddy and banana**. Products made here include bricks. About 51% of the 364 hectares of village land is sown, and 187 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 Akkarapakkam Of every 100 households in Akkarapakkam in 2011, 97 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Akkarapakkam · ■ Uthukkottai rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **94% Toilet within the home ****5%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **73% Tap water ****100%** **94% Drinking water within premises ****27%** **21% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%** **64% Use banking services ****40%** **38% Television ****88%** **90% Mobile phone ****44%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****21%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **5% Own their home ****99%** **94% 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 Akkarapakkam? ■ Akkarapakkam · ■ Uthukkottai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.5%** **68.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1083** **1021 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****987** **960 Working population ****63.4%** **50.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.6% for men and 72.1% for women. 65% of men and 62% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 37 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 472 (48%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 84 (8%) · **■** Marginal 396 (40%) 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 Uthukkottai - Neiveli1,710 people - Ariapakkam1,596 people - Thandalam1,594 people - Panayancheri1,582 people - Oddappai1,438 people - Nambakkam1,433 people - Puducheri1,419 people - Senjiagaram1,394 people [All 99 villages in Uthukkottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/uthukkottai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Akkarapakkam?601101 - How far is Akkarapakkam from Thiruvallur?36 km by road - What is the population of Akkarapakkam?1,562 (Census 2011) - Which district is Akkarapakkam in?Thiruvallur district (Uthukkottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Akkarapakkam?79.5% (Census 2011)