# Panappakkam Village, Gingee, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Gingee, Viluppuram 

# Panappakkam

Panappakkam is a village in Gingee sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604203**. The 2011 Census counted **672 people in 170 households**, the 195th largest of 236 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.5%.

- 672people (2011)
- 170households
- 63.0%literacy
- 604203PIN code

## Panappakkam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Panappakkam is 604203.** Panappakkam falls in Gingee sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code604203
- Gram panchayatArugavur
- Community development blockVallam
- Census village code632399

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Panappakkam from nearby towns?

- Gingee (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Viluppuram (district HQ)54 km by road
- Gingee (nearest town)20 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 Panappakkam?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Panappakkam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Melchittamur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tindivanam
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Nattarmangalam
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 12 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 Panappakkam known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 67% of the 176 hectares of village land is sown, and 52 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 Panappakkam

Of every 100 households in Panappakkam in 2011, 98 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Panappakkam · ■ Gingee rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**86%

Tap water ****97%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**82%

Use banking services ****12%**

**45%

Television ****78%**

**85%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**6%

Own their home ****80%**

**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 Panappakkam?

■ Panappakkam · ■ Gingee rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.0%**

**71.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****735**

**931

Working population ****60.9%**

**56.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.8% for men and 53.2% for women. 67% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 34 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 10 (2%) · **■** Marginal 361 (88%)

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

- Chitteri709 people
- Samathankuppam709 people
- Palampoondi694 people
- Pinnanur682 people
- Anjancheri670 people
- Sattaputhur663 people
- Nangiyanandal654 people
- Sandisakshi654 people

[All 246 villages in Gingee](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/gingee/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Panappakkam?604203
- How far is Panappakkam from Viluppuram?54 km by road
- What is the population of Panappakkam?672 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Panappakkam in?Viluppuram district (Gingee sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Panappakkam?63.0% (Census 2011)