# Pakkiripalayam Village, Chengam, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/chengam/pakkiripalayam/ Village · Chengam, Tiruvannamalai # Pakkiripalayam Pakkiripalayam is a village in Chengam sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606709**. The 2011 Census counted **7,035 people in 1,667 households**, the 2nd largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%. - 7,035people (2011) - 1,667households - 69.9%literacy - 606709PIN code ## Pakkiripalayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pakkiripalayam is 606709.** Pakkiripalayam falls in Chengam sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606709 - Gram panchayatPakkiripalayam - Community development blockChengam - Census village code631891 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pakkiripalayam from nearby towns? - Chengam (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)39 km by road - Chengam (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 Pakkiripalayam? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Pakkiripalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chengam - ○Degree college5–10 km · Chengam - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Chengam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Pakkiripalayam known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and cotton**. Products made here include rice and oil. About 34% of the 1,289 hectares of village land is sown, and 381 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 Pakkiripalayam Of every 100 households in Pakkiripalayam in 2011, 88 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Pakkiripalayam · ■ Chengam rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **89% Toilet within the home ****19%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****81%** **90% Tap water ****74%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****21%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%** **85% Use banking services ****30%** **29% Television ****66%** **80% Mobile phone ****63%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****16%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****13%** **9% Own their home ****93%** **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 Pakkiripalayam? ■ Pakkiripalayam · ■ Chengam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.9%** **66.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955** **969 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****872** **885 Working population ****55.3%** **52.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.5% for men and 61.0% for women. 60% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,368 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 743 (19%) · **■** Household industry 203 (5%) · **■** Other work 640 (16%) · **■** Marginal 933 (24%) 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 - Paramanandal9,920 people - Karapattu6,869 people - Kariyamangalam6,169 people - Kanji5,873 people - Melpulidiyur5,057 people [All 136 villages in Chengam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/chengam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pakkiripalayam?606709 - How far is Pakkiripalayam from Tiruvannamalai?39 km by road - What is the population of Pakkiripalayam?7,035 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pakkiripalayam in?Tiruvannamalai district (Chengam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Pakkiripalayam?69.9% (Census 2011)