# Poyyapakkam Village, Arakonam, Vellore (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/arakonam/poyyapakkam/ Village · Arakonam, Vellore # Poyyapakkam Poyyapakkam is a village in Arakonam sub-district of Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **631002**. The 2011 Census counted **1,083 people in 265 households**, the 117th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.5%. - 1,083people (2011) - 265households - 85.5%literacy - 631002PIN code ## Poyyapakkam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Poyyapakkam is 631002.** Poyyapakkam falls in Arakonam sub-district, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code631002 - Gram panchayatAthur - Community development blockArakonam - Census village code630611 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Poyyapakkam from nearby towns? - Arakonam (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Vellore (district HQ)80 km by road - Arakonam (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 Poyyapakkam? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Poyyapakkam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 school5–10 km · Arakonam - ○Degree college5–10 km · Thandalam - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Arakonam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Poyyapakkam known for? The main crops are **paddy and sugarcane**. About 9% of the 385 hectares of village land is sown, and 32 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 Poyyapakkam Of every 100 households in Poyyapakkam in 2011, 95 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 55 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 42 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Poyyapakkam · ■ Arakonam rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **94% Toilet within the home ****46%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****54%** **83% Tap water ****97%** **91% Drinking water within premises ****37%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****55%** **33% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****45%** **64% Use banking services ****67%** **32% Television ****98%** **90% Mobile phone ****68%** **60% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****42%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****1%** **5% Own their home ****83%** **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 Poyyapakkam? ■ Poyyapakkam · ■ Arakonam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.5%** **74.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924** **1001 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****789** **961 Working population ****35.6%** **48.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.1% for men and 79.6% for women. 53% of men and 16% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 30 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 20 (5%) · **■** Household industry 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 238 (62%) · **■** Marginal 89 (23%) 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 Arakonam - Kodambakkam1,168 people - Kizveeranam1,158 people - Anaikattuputhur1,155 people - Krishnapuram1,112 people - Ananthapuram1,072 people - Chithambadi1,057 people - Nandimangalam1,034 people - Selvamandai1,021 people [All 138 villages in Arakonam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/arakonam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Poyyapakkam?631002 - How far is Poyyapakkam from Vellore?80 km by road - What is the population of Poyyapakkam?1,083 (Census 2011) - Which district is Poyyapakkam in?Vellore district (Arakonam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Poyyapakkam?85.5% (Census 2011)