# Alapakkam Village, Uthukkottai, Thiruvallur (Tamil Nadu) (2) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/uthukkottai/alapakkam-628827/ Village · Uthukkottai, Thiruvallur # Alapakkam Alapakkam is a village in Uthukkottai sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **602026**. The 2011 Census counted **503 people in 125 households**, the 73rd largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%. - 503people (2011) - 125households - 66.5%literacy - 602026PIN code ## Alapakkam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Alapakkam is 602026.** Alapakkam falls in Uthukkottai sub-district, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code602026 - Gram panchayatKalavai - Community development blockPoondi - Census village code628827 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? - Uthukkottai (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Thiruvallur (district HQ)33 km by road - Uthukkottai (nearest town)8 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? 13 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 govt - ●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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Uthukkottai - ○Degree college10+ km · Thiruvallur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thiruvallur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water - Electricity (2011)12 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**. About 34% of the 151 hectares of village land is sown, and 51 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, 90 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Alapakkam · ■ Uthukkottai rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **94% Toilet within the home ****2%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **73% Tap water ****100%** **94% Drinking water within premises ****91%** **21% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%** **64% Use banking services ****16%** **38% Television ****99%** **90% Mobile phone ****35%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****6%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****0%** **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 Alapakkam? ■ Alapakkam · ■ Uthukkottai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.5%** **68.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965** **1021 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****964** **960 Working population ****47.9%** **50.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.4% for men and 60.5% for women. 60% of men and 35% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 15 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 171 (71%) · **■** Other work 34 (14%) · **■** Marginal 21 (9%) 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 - Perittivakkam565 people - Thumbakkam553 people - Annadanakkakavakkam532 people - Ariyathur519 people - Vembedu460 people - Kalavai459 people - Ellapuram448 people - Mylapore442 people [All 99 villages in Uthukkottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/uthukkottai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Alapakkam?602026 - How far is Alapakkam from Thiruvallur?33 km by road - What is the population of Alapakkam?503 (Census 2011) - Which district is Alapakkam in?Thiruvallur district (Uthukkottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Alapakkam?66.5% (Census 2011)