Pakkam Population, Caste, Working Data Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Pakkam is a village situated in Viluppuram taluka of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 1,140 families residing in the village Pakkam. The total population of Pakkam is 4,775 out of which 2,347 are males and 2,428 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Pakkam is 1,035.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Pakkam village is 551 which is 12% of the total population. There are 275 male children and 276 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Pakkam is 1,004 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,035) of Pakkam village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Pakkam is 67.9%. Thus Pakkam village has a higher literacy rate compared to 63.5% of Viluppuram district. The male literacy rate is 76.21% and the female literacy rate is 59.85% in Pakkam village.

Population
4,775
Families
1,140
Literacy
67.87%
Sex Ratio
1,035

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Pakkam village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Pakkam Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Pakkam village.

Total Male Female
Children 551 275 276
Literacy 67.87% 76.21% 59.85%
Scheduled Caste 2,098 1,013 1,085
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,908 768 1,140

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 43.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Pakkam village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Pakkam village out of total population, 2,379 were engaged in work activities. 97.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 2.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,379 workers engaged in Main Work, 142 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,579 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,320 1,327 993
Cultivators 142 101 41
Agriculture Labourer 1,579 733 846
Household Industries 10 5 5
Other Workers 589 488 101
Marginal Workers 59 16 43
Non Working 2,396 1,004 1,392

Map of Pakkam, Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu


Nearby Villages to Pakkam, Viluppuram

Below are the list of villages near Pakkam village in Viluppuram.

Village Population
Viranam 3,159
Krishnapuram 2,678
Sorappur 1,809
Rampakkam 3,839
Kongambattu 3,033
Sornavur 1,829
Mettupalaiyam 1,300
Sornavur 1,703
Vadavambalam 2,368
Kalanjukuppam 2,681

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