# Dhamaraipakkam Village, Chengam, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/chengam/dhamaraipakkam/ Village · Chengam, Tiruvannamalai # Dhamaraipakkam Dhamaraipakkam is a village in Chengam sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606704**. The 2011 Census counted **1,791 people in 429 households**, the 60th largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%. - 1,791people (2011) - 429households - 64.3%literacy - 606704PIN code ## Dhamaraipakkam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Dhamaraipakkam is 606704.** Dhamaraipakkam falls in Chengam sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606704 - Gram panchayatDhamarapakkam - Community development blockPudupalayam - Census village code631877 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dhamaraipakkam from nearby towns? - Chengam (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)23 km by road - Pudupalayam (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 Dhamaraipakkam? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Dhamaraipakkam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn 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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kanji - ○Degree college10+ km · Pudupalayam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pudupalayam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 18 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 Dhamaraipakkam known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. Products made here include rice, jaggery and oil. About 36% of the 634 hectares of village land is sown, and 214 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 Dhamaraipakkam Of every 100 households in Dhamaraipakkam in 2011, 94 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 68 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Dhamaraipakkam · ■ Chengam rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **89% Toilet within the home ****4%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **90% Tap water ****82%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****68%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****30%** **85% Use banking services ****32%** **29% Television ****93%** **80% Mobile phone ****86%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****25%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****2%** **9% Own their home ****99%** **97% 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 Dhamaraipakkam? ■ Dhamaraipakkam · ■ Chengam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.3%** **66.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936** **969 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****941** **885 Working population ****53.2%** **52.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.2% for men and 53.6% for women. 60% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 286 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 246 (26%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 345 (36%) · **■** Marginal 64 (7%) 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 Chengam - Vinnavanur1,926 people - Karimalapadi1,857 people - Perumbakkam1,818 people - Aridharimangalam1,815 people - Puliyampatti1,716 people - Vasudevanpattu1,681 people - Alliandal1,669 people - Oravandavadi1,645 people [All 136 villages in Chengam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/chengam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dhamaraipakkam?606704 - How far is Dhamaraipakkam from Tiruvannamalai?23 km by road - What is the population of Dhamaraipakkam?1,791 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhamaraipakkam in?Tiruvannamalai district (Chengam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Dhamaraipakkam?64.3% (Census 2011)