Arpakkam, Sirkali, Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu, India

Content updated on May 17, 2024.

Geographic Location of Arpakkam


The village Arpakkam is located in Sirkali Taluk of Nagapattinam District in the State of Tamil Nadu in India. It is governed by Arpakkam Gram Panchayat. It comes under Kollidam Community Development Block. The nearest town is Sirkali, which is about 5 kilometers away from Arpakkam.

Travel and Communication for Arpakkam


Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station 5-10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Arpakkam,
Nagapattinam,
Tamil Nadu, India
PIN - 609111

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Arpakkam


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Arpakkam is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Arpakkam is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Arpakkam


As per available data from the year 2009, 1099 persons live in 271 house holds in the village Arpakkam. There are 548 female individuals and 551 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49.86% and males constitute 50.14% of the total population.

There are 602 scheduled castes persons of which 297 are females and 305 are males. Females constitute 49.34% and males constitute 50.66% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 54.78% of the total population.

Population density of Arpakkam is 548.59 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Arpakkam


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Total area of Arpakkam is 200.33 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 171.91 ha. About 5.87 ha is un-irrigated area. About 166.04 ha is irrigated area. About 166.04 ha is irrigated by canal water.

About 11.34 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 0.92 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 2.28 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 0.38 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 13.5 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows.

Schools in Arpakkam


There is a government pre-primary school in the village Arpakkam.

There is a government primary school in the village Arpakkam.

There is a government middle school in the village Arpakkam.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Sirkali, which is 5-10 kms away from Arpakkam.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Sirkali, which is 5-10 kms away from Arpakkam.

Colleges in Arpakkam


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a government arts and science degree college in Sirkali, which is 5-10 kms away from Arpakkam.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Annamalai Nagar, which is more than 10 kms away from Arpakkam.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a government medical college in Annamalai Nagar, which is more than 10 kms away from Arpakkam.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a government management institute in Sirkali, which is 5-10 kms away from Arpakkam.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Puthur, which is 5-10 kms away from Arpakkam.

Other Educational Facilities in Arpakkam


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a government vocational training school / ITI in Arasur, which is less than 5 kms away from Arpakkam.

There is a government non formal training centre in the village Arpakkam.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a government differently abled school in Sattanathapuram, which is 5-10 kms away from Arpakkam.

Healthcare Facilities in Arpakkam


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Arpakkam.

There is a primary health centre 5-10 kms away from Arpakkam.

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Arpakkam.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Arpakkam.

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Arpakkam.

There is a allopathic hospital 5-10 kms away from Arpakkam.

There is a alternative medicine hospital 5-10 kms away from Arpakkam.

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Arpakkam.

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Arpakkam.

There is no mobile health centre in the village Arpakkam or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Arpakkam.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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