Pakkam Population, Caste, Working Data Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011
Pakkam is a village situated in Gingee taluka of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 512 families residing in the village Pakkam. The total population of Pakkam is 2,507 out of which 1,242 are males and 1,265 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Pakkam is 1,019.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Pakkam village is 324 which is 13% of the total population. There are 158 male children and 166 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Pakkam is 1,051 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,019) of Pakkam village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Pakkam is 63.5%. Thus Pakkam village has higher literacy rate compared to 63.5% of Viluppuram district. The male literacy rate is 70.76% and the female literacy rate is 56.32% in Pakkam village.
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 | 324 | 158 | 166 |
| Literacy | 63.49% | 70.76% | 56.32% |
| Scheduled Caste | 2,150 | 1,061 | 1,089 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 131 | 67 | 64 |
| Illiterate | 1,121 | 475 | 646 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 85.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 5.2% of total population in Pakkam village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Pakkam village out of total population, 1,464 were engaged in work activities. 53.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 46.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,464 workers engaged in Main Work, 502 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 18 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 783 | 464 | 319 |
| Cultivators | 502 | 259 | 243 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 18 | 10 | 8 |
| Household Industries | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 262 | 194 | 68 |
| Marginal Workers | 681 | 320 | 361 |
| Non Working | 1,043 | 458 | 585 |
Nearby Villages to Pakkam,
Below are the list of villages near Pakkam village in Gingee.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Pudupalayam | 1,092 |
| Pettai | 2,004 |
| Pullipattu | 1,650 |
| Puttagaram | 1,383 |
| Sorattupperiyankuppam | 2,930 |
| Kamagaram | 974 |
| Devadanampettai | 3,871 |
| Tadanguppam | 467 |
| Periyamur | 559 |
| Kattuchittamur | 2,466 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Pakkam, Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu - Wikipedia