# Pakkam Village, Gingee, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/gingee/pakkam/ Village · Gingee, Viluppuram # Pakkam Pakkam is a village in Gingee sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604153**. The 2011 Census counted **2,507 people in 512 households**, the 40th largest of 236 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.5%. - 2,507people (2011) - 512households - 63.5%literacy - 604153PIN code ## Pakkam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pakkam is 604153.** Pakkam falls in Gingee sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code604153 - Gram panchayatPakkam - Community development blockGingee - Census village code632424 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pakkam from nearby towns? - Gingee (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)52 km by road - Kilpennathur (nearest town)8 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 Pakkam? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Pakkam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Pappampadi - ○Degree college10+ km · Tiruvannamalai - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Somasipadi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)15 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 Pakkam known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 33% of the 638 hectares of village land is sown, and 157 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 Pakkam Of every 100 households in Pakkam in 2011, 98 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Pakkam · ■ Gingee rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **92% Toilet within the home ****4%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **86% Tap water ****96%** **80% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **82% Use banking services ****80%** **45% Television ****97%** **85% Mobile phone ****28%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****4%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****2%** **6% Own their home ****99%** **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 Pakkam? ■ Pakkam · ■ Gingee rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.5%** **71.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1019** **986 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1051** **931 Working population ****58.4%** **56.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.8% for men and 56.3% for women. 63% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 502 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 262 (18%) · **■** Marginal 681 (47%) 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 Gingee - Annamangalam2,594 people - Kongarappattu2,590 people - Pappambadi2,581 people - Peruvalur2,579 people - Nayampadi2,472 people - Kattuchittamur2,466 people - Teppirampattu2,462 people - Ponpatti2,420 people [All 246 villages in Gingee](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/gingee/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pakkam?604153 - How far is Pakkam from Viluppuram?52 km by road - What is the population of Pakkam?2,507 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pakkam in?Viluppuram district (Gingee sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Pakkam?63.5% (Census 2011)