Village · Viluppuram, Viluppuram
# Panappakkam

Panappakkam is a village in Viluppuram sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 605601. The 2011 Census counted 884 people in 229 households, the 192nd largest of 228 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.1%.
- 884 people (2011)
- 229 households
- 74.3% literacy
- 605601 PIN code

## Panappakkam PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Panappakkam is 605601. Panappakkam falls in Viluppuram sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu.
- PIN code 605601
- Gram panchayat Panappakkam
- Community development block Vikkiravandi
- Census village code 632891

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Panappakkam from nearby towns?
- Viluppuram (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road
- Viluppuram (district HQ) 12 km by road
- Vikravandi (nearest town) 5 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Panappakkam?

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

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Panaiyapuram
- ○ Degree college under 5 km · Kappiyampuliyur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Vikravandi
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station under 5 km
- ○ ATM under 5 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 15 h summer · 20 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Panappakkam known for?

The main crops are cotton, sugarcane and paddy. About 56% of the 110 hectares of village land is sown, and 62 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Panappakkam

Of every 100 households in Panappakkam in 2011, 91 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Panappakkam · ■ Viluppuram rural average
- Electricity for lighting 91% 94%
- Toilet within the home 15% 17%
- No toilet (open defecation) 85% 82%
- Tap water 100% 90%
- Drinking water within premises 42% 22%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 17% 25%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 72% 72%
- Use banking services 64% 44%
- Television 90% 88%
- Mobile phone 78% 62%
- Computer with internet 1% 1%
- Two-wheeler 30% 24%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 1%
- 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).

## What is the population of Panappakkam?

■ Panappakkam · ■ Viluppuram rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 74.3% 74.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 978 993
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 857 937
- Working population 43.4% 49.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.4% for men and 62.0% for women. 63% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 71 (18%) · ■ Farm labourers 149 (39%) · ■ Other work 98 (26%) · ■ Marginal 66 (17%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Viluppuram
- Seyyaduvinnan 930 people
- S. Kolapakkam 928 people
- Kannandal 904 people
- Sitheri 887 people
- Kottammangalam 872 people
- Surappattu 838 people
- Orukodi 834 people
- Senjipudur 834 people

All 234 villages in Viluppuram

## Other places named Panappakkam
- Panappakkam · Village, Gingee, Viluppuram · 672 people

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Panappakkam? 605601
- How far is Panappakkam from Viluppuram? 12 km by road
- What is the population of Panappakkam? 884 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Panappakkam in? Viluppuram district (Viluppuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Panappakkam? 74.3% (Census 2011)

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