# Alapakkam Village, Tindivanam, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/tindivanam/alapakkam-632607/ Village · Tindivanam, Viluppuram # Alapakkam Alapakkam is a village in Tindivanam sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604001**. The 2011 Census counted **1,282 people in 297 households**, the 99th largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%. - 1,282people (2011) - 297households - 72.1%literacy - 604001PIN code ## Alapakkam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Alapakkam is 604001.** Alapakkam falls in Tindivanam sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code604001 - Gram panchayatAlapakkam - Community development blockMarakkanam - Census village code632607 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Alapakkam from nearby towns? - Tindivanam (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)36 km by road - Tindivanam (nearest town)3 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 Alapakkam? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Alapakkam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn 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 · Tindivanam - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Tindivanam - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Tindivanam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - 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 Alapakkam known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 65% of the 163 hectares of village land is sown, and 68 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 Alapakkam Of every 100 households in Alapakkam in 2011, 91 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Alapakkam · ■ Tindivanam rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **93% Toilet within the home ****4%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **83% Tap water ****63%** **79% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%** **74% Use banking services ****17%** **40% Television ****91%** **88% Mobile phone ****62%** **61% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****29%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****1%** **6% Own their home ****98%** **95% 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 Alapakkam? ■ Alapakkam · ■ Tindivanam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.1%** **72.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****894** **997 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****864** **976 Working population ****38.8%** **50.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.2% for men and 60.9% for women. 53% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 34 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 150 (30%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 301 (61%) · **■** Marginal 5 (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 Tindivanam - Pudupakkam1,310 people - Vaidapakkam1,307 people - Siruvalur1,305 people - Annambakkam1,283 people - Veliyanur1,267 people - Alapakkam1,250 people - Salai1,241 people - Tirukanur1,233 people [All 223 villages in Tindivanam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/tindivanam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Alapakkam?604001 - How far is Alapakkam from Viluppuram?36 km by road - What is the population of Alapakkam?1,282 (Census 2011) - Which district is Alapakkam in?Viluppuram district (Tindivanam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Alapakkam?72.1% (Census 2011)