Village · Uthukkottai, Thiruvallur # Alapakkam Alapakkam is a village in Uthukkottai sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 601102. The 2011 Census counted 4,319 people in 1,199 households, the 5th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%. - 4,319 people (2011) - 1,199 households - 69.3% literacy - 601102 PIN code ## Alapakkam PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Alapakkam is 601102. Alapakkam falls in Uthukkottai sub-district, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code 601102 - Gram panchayat Kilambakkam, Alapakkam, Athivakkam, Poorivakka - Community development block Ellapuram - Census village code 628840 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Alapakkam from nearby towns? - Uthukkottai (sub-district HQ) 27 km by road - Thiruvallur (district HQ) 30 km by road - Uthukkottai (nearest town) 27 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Alapakkam? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Alapakkam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Primary school In village · 4 govt - ● Middle school In village · 2 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Sub post office In village - ● 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 - ● Sports field In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Periyapalayam - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Vengal - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Palavakkam - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 10 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Alapakkam known for? The main crops are paddy and jasmine. About 56% of the 916 hectares of village land is sown, and 287 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Alapakkam Of every 100 households in Alapakkam in 2011, 96 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Alapakkam · ■ Uthukkottai rural average - Electricity for lighting 96% 94% - Toilet within the home 12% 21% - No toilet (open defecation) 88% 73% - Tap water 100% 94% - Drinking water within premises 6% 21% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 38% 32% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 57% 64% - Use banking services 36% 38% - Television 86% 90% - Mobile phone 61% 56% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 27% 21% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 7% 5% - Own their home 98% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Alapakkam? ■ Alapakkam · ■ Uthukkottai rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 69.3% 68.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 982 1021 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1054 960 - Working population 55.7% 50.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.9% for men and 61.4% for women. 62% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 288 (12%) · ■ Farm labourers 1,107 (46%) · ■ Household industry 10 (0%) · ■ Other work 326 (14%) · ■ Marginal 676 (28%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Uthukkottai - Periyapalayam 7,311 people - Vadamadurai 6,376 people - Pennalurpet 5,052 people - Kannigaipair 5,023 people - Rallapadi 4,104 people - Madavilagam 4,099 people - Katchur 4,007 people - Tharatchi 3,187 people All 99 villages in Uthukkottai ## Other places named Alapakkam - Alapakkam · Town, Kancheepuram · 9,404 people - Alapakkam · Village, Arakonam, Vellore · 2,184 people - Alapakkam · Village, Tindivanam, Viluppuram · 1,282 people - Alapakkam · Village, Tindivanam, Viluppuram · 1,250 people - Alapakkam · Village, Maduranthakam, Kancheepuram · 977 people - Alapakkam · Village, Kancheepuram, Kancheepuram · 517 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Alapakkam? 601102 - How far is Alapakkam from Thiruvallur? 30 km by road - What is the population of Alapakkam? 4,319 (Census 2011) - Which district is Alapakkam in? Thiruvallur district (Uthukkottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Alapakkam? 69.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/uthukkottai/alapakkam-628840/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.