Pakkam, Viluppuram, Villupuram, Tamil Nadu, India

Content updated on December 23, 2024.

Geographic Location of Pakkam


The village Pakkam is located in Viluppuram Taluk of Villupuram District in the State of Tamil Nadu in India. It is governed by Pakkam Gram Panchayat. It comes under Kandamangalam Community Development Block. The nearest town is Valavanur, which is about 16 kilometers away from Pakkam.

Travel and Communication for Pakkam


Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station in the village.

Postal Address:
Pakkam,
Villupuram,
Tamil Nadu, India
PIN - 605106

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Pakkam


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

A brief summary of available data for Pakkam 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 Pakkam


As per available data from the year 2009, 4775 persons live in 1140 house holds in the village Pakkam. There are 2428 female individuals and 2347 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 50.85% and males constitute 49.15% of the total population.

There are 2098 scheduled castes persons of which 1085 are females and 1013 are males. Females constitute 51.72% and males constitute 48.28% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 43.94% of the total population.

Population density of Pakkam is 707.53 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Pakkam


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Total area of Pakkam is 674.88 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 553.98 ha. About 20.79 ha is un-irrigated area. About 533.19 ha is irrigated area. About 8.22 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 522.65 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 2.32 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 103.39 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 1 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 8.35 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 7.66 ha is culturable waste land. About 0.5 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows.

Schools in Pakkam


There are 4 government pre-primary schools in the village Pakkam.

There are 2 government primary schools in the village Pakkam.

There is a government middle school in the village Pakkam.

There is a government secondary school in the village Pakkam.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Thakkanampakkam, which is less than 5 kms away from Pakkam.

Colleges in Pakkam


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 Thavalakuppam, which is 5-10 kms away from Pakkam.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Thavalakuppam, which is 5-10 kms away from Pakkam.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a government medical college in Thavalakuppam, which is 5-10 kms away from Pakkam.

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Pakkam


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a government vocational training school / ITI in Puducherry, which is 5-10 kms away from Pakkam.

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

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a government differently abled school in Cuddalore, which is more than 10 kms away from Pakkam.

Healthcare Facilities in Pakkam


There is a community health centre 5-10 kms away from Pakkam.

There is a primary health centre less than 5 kms away from Pakkam.

There is a primary health sub-centre with 0 doctors and 1 paramedical staff in the village Pakkam.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Pakkam.

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

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Pakkam.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Pakkam.

There is a dispensary less than 5 kms away from Pakkam.

There is a veterinary hospital with 1 doctors and 1 paramedical staff in the village Pakkam.

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

There is a family welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Pakkam.

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

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