Panapakkam is a panchayat town in Nemili Taluk within Vellore 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.

As of 2001[update] India census,[3] Panapakkam had a population of 10,142.

Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%.

In Panapakkam, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Panapakkam is near Kancheepuram Greenfield Airport.