# Athupakkam Village, Uthukkottai, Thiruvallur (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Uthukkottai, Thiruvallur 

# Athupakkam

Athupakkam is a village in Uthukkottai sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **601102**. The 2011 Census counted **922 people in 254 households**, the 57th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%.

- 922people (2011)
- 254households
- 67.7%literacy
- 601102PIN code

## Athupakkam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Athupakkam is 601102.** Athupakkam falls in Uthukkottai sub-district, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code601102
- Gram panchayatAthupakkam
- Community development blockEllapuram
- Census village code628782

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

## How far is Athupakkam from nearby towns?

- Uthukkottai (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Thiruvallur (district HQ)30 km by road
- Uthukkottai (nearest town)16 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 Athupakkam?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Athupakkam; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ellapuram
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Vengal
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Perandur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Athupakkam known for?

About 50% of the 293 hectares of village land is sown, and 146 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 Athupakkam

Of every 100 households in Athupakkam in 2011, 97 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 53 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 37 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Athupakkam · ■ Uthukkottai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**73%

Tap water ****100%**

**94%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****53%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****45%**

**64%

Use banking services ****29%**

**38%

Television ****88%**

**90%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****37%**

**21%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**5%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Athupakkam?

■ Athupakkam · ■ Uthukkottai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.7%**

**68.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1013**

**1021

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1061**

**960

Working population ****56.9%**

**50.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.6% for men and 52.9% for women. 62% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 103 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 352 (67%) · **■** Household industry 23 (4%) · **■** Other work 35 (7%) · **■** Marginal 12 (2%)

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

- Thamaraikuppam1,017 people
- Maduravasal981 people
- Thirunilai957 people
- Kottakuppam941 people
- Melakaramanur860 people
- Mamballam772 people
- Kadarvedu667 people
- Kunjaram657 people

[All 99 villages in Uthukkottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/uthukkottai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Athupakkam?601102
- How far is Athupakkam from Thiruvallur?30 km by road
- What is the population of Athupakkam?922 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Athupakkam in?Thiruvallur district (Uthukkottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Athupakkam?67.7% (Census 2011)