# Athipakkam Village, Vandavasi, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/vandavasi/athipakkam/ Village · Vandavasi, Tiruvannamalai # Athipakkam Athipakkam is a village in Vandavasi sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604408**. The 2011 Census counted **1,860 people in 474 households**, the 48th largest of 203 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%. - 1,860people (2011) - 474households - 70.3%literacy - 604408PIN code ## Athipakkam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Athipakkam is 604408.** Athipakkam falls in Vandavasi sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code604408 - Gram panchayatAthipakkam - Community development blockVandavasi - Census village code631551 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Athipakkam from nearby towns? - Vandavasi (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)86 km by road - Vandavasi (nearest town)6 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 Athipakkam? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Athipakkam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Vandavasi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Vandavasi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Vandavasi - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water - Electricity (2011)18 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 Athipakkam known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and ragi**. About 55% of the 409 hectares of village land is sown, and 94 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 Athipakkam Of every 100 households in Athipakkam in 2011, 92 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Athipakkam · ■ Vandavasi rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **93% Toilet within the home ****6%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **86% Tap water ****100%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **81% Use banking services ****69%** **44% Television ****89%** **88% Mobile phone ****67%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****28%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****5%** **6% Own their home ****97%** **96% 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 Athipakkam? ■ Athipakkam · ■ Vandavasi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.3%** **73.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972** **1000 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **974 Working population ****52.3%** **54.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.6% for men and 60.8% for women. 59% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 79 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 636 (65%) · **■** Other work 247 (25%) · **■** Marginal 11 (1%) 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 Vandavasi - Melanur1,924 people - Punnai1,909 people - Sembur1,898 people - Badur1,868 people - Thennathur1,829 people - Septankulam1,785 people - Kothandapuram1,762 people - Ragunathasamudram1,758 people [All 210 villages in Vandavasi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/vandavasi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Athipakkam?604408 - How far is Athipakkam from Tiruvannamalai?86 km by road - What is the population of Athipakkam?1,860 (Census 2011) - Which district is Athipakkam in?Tiruvannamalai district (Vandavasi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Athipakkam?70.3% (Census 2011)