# Appakkam Village, Vanur, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/vanur/appakkam/ Village · Vanur, Viluppuram # Appakkam Appakkam is a village in Vanur sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604102**. The 2011 Census counted **672 people in 160 households**, the 67th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%. - 672people (2011) - 160households - 76.8%literacy - 604102PIN code ## Appakkam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Appakkam is 604102.** Appakkam falls in Vanur sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code604102 - Gram panchayatKodur - Community development blockVanur - Census village code632772 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Appakkam from nearby towns? - Vanur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)45 km by road - Puducherry (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 Appakkam? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Appakkam; 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 - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Tailapuram - ○Degree college5–10 km · Akasampattu - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Pulichapallam - ○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 library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water - 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 Appakkam known for? The main crops are **paddy, casuarina and ground nut**. Products made here include rice, paper and groundnut oil. About 54% of the 435 hectares of village land is sown, and 155 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 Appakkam Of every 100 households in Appakkam in 2011, 96 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 27 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Appakkam · ■ Vanur rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **92% Toilet within the home ****4%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **81% Tap water ****100%** **83% Drinking water within premises ****11%** **15% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****27%** **24% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****59%** **73% Use banking services ****74%** **53% Television ****96%** **88% Mobile phone ****54%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****29%** **32% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****3%** **5% Own their home ****99%** **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 Appakkam? ■ Appakkam · ■ Vanur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.8%** **75.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000** **981 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1053** **964 Working population ****56.1%** **49.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.9% for men and 69.6% for women. 62% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 276 (73%) · **■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 91 (24%) · **■** Marginal 2 (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 Vanur - Murukkam787 people - Idaichcheri764 people - Ilvampattu743 people - Komadippattu715 people - Kadagampattu601 people - Aruvadai567 people - Ponnampundi565 people - Ambuzhukkai558 people [All 80 villages in Vanur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/vanur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Appakkam?604102 - How far is Appakkam from Viluppuram?45 km by road - What is the population of Appakkam?672 (Census 2011) - Which district is Appakkam in?Viluppuram district (Vanur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Appakkam?76.8% (Census 2011)