# Alapakkam Village, Tindivanam, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) (2)

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Village · Tindivanam, Viluppuram 

# Alapakkam

Alapakkam is a village in Tindivanam sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604303**. The 2011 Census counted **1,250 people in 296 households**, the 101st largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%.

- 1,250people (2011)
- 296households
- 79.4%literacy
- 604303PIN code

## Alapakkam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Alapakkam is 604303.** Alapakkam falls in Tindivanam sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code604303
- Gram panchayatAlapakkam
- Community development blockMarakkanam
- Census village code632644

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)37 km by road
- Viluppuram (district HQ)71 km by road
- Marakkanam (nearest town)4 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?

14 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
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Marakkanam
- ○Degree college10+ km · Puducherry
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Urani
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)22 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 **ground nut, paddy and bajra**. About 55% of the 231 hectares of village land is sown, and 72 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, 93 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Alapakkam · ■ Tindivanam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**83%

Tap water ****81%**

**79%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**74%

Use banking services ****48%**

**40%

Television ****92%**

**88%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**21%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****6%**

**6%

Own their home ****95%**

**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+) ****79.4%**

**72.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1144**

**997

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****867**

**976

Working population ****38.6%**

**50.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.8% for men and 71.4% for women. 57% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 46 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 191 (40%) · **■** Household industry 13 (3%) · **■** Other work 152 (32%) · **■** Marginal 80 (17%)

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

- Siruvalur1,305 people
- Annambakkam1,283 people
- Alapakkam1,282 people
- Veliyanur1,267 people
- Salai1,241 people
- Tirukanur1,233 people
- Adasal1,227 people
- Nallamur1,214 people

[All 223 villages in Tindivanam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/tindivanam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Alapakkam?604303
- How far is Alapakkam from Viluppuram?71 km by road
- What is the population of Alapakkam?1,250 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Alapakkam in?Viluppuram district (Tindivanam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Alapakkam?79.4% (Census 2011)