Panapakkam

Panapakkam is a panchayat town in Nemili Taluk within Chennai Metropolitan Area of Ranipet district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, about 46 kilometres from Vellore city and 30 kilometres from Ranipet and 85 kilometres from Chennai.

Panapakkam Vellore Psnapakkam
Town panchayat
Panapakkam Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 12.92°N 79.58°E / 12.92; 79.58
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Ranipet
Region	Vellore
Talukas	Nemili
Government
• Leader, Town Panchayat	E O
Area [1]
• Total	6.5 km2 (2.5 sq mi)
Elevation	110 m (360 ft)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	11,536
• Density	1,800/km2 (4,600/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	631052
Vehicle registration	TN-73
Lok Sabha constituency	Arakonam
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Sholinger

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[3] Panapakkam had a population of 10,142. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Panapakkam has an average literacy rate of 66%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 75%, and female literacy is 57%. In Panapakkam, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Panapakkam is near Kancheepuram Chennai Greenfield Airport.

Location

Panapakkam is about 85 km west of Chennai, 46 km east of Vellore and 18 km west of Kanchipuram and 25 km from Arakkonam.