About Purakkad Village

Purakkad is one of the larger villages in Ambalappuzha tehsil, in the district of Alappuzha, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 29,782, made up of 14,383 males and 15,399 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,071 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2321 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 673522, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purakkad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purakkad village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Alappuzha
Tehsil	Ambalappuzha
Pincode	673522
Area (hectares)	2321 hectares
Population	29,782
Male Population	14,383
Female Population	15,399
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,071
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Purakkad compares

By the 2011 count Purakkad is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 21,433 residents. Its 2321 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1067.

Getting to Purakkad

Purakkad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Purakkad as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Purakkad from other places

Purakkad lies about 27 km from Alappuzha, and the nearest railway station is Haripad, about under 2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Purakkad
Nearest railway station	Haripad	under 2 km
Nearest town	Kumārapuram	3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ambalappuzha	27 km
District headquarters	Alappuzha	27 km

Villages closest to Purakkad

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ambalappuzha tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Purakkad

As per the Census of India 2011, Purakkad village had a population of 29,782. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 21,433 residents.

Purakkad village has 14,383 males and 15,399 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purakkad has about 1071 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1067.

The pincode recorded for Purakkad is 673522. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purakkad covers 2321 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Purakkad falls under Ambalappuzha tehsil of Alappuzha district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Purakkad is Haripad, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Purakkad.

Purakkad is about 27 km from Alappuzha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purakkad is in Ambalappuzha tehsil of Alappuzha district. Haripad is about under 2 km away. Kumārapuram is about 3.9 km away. Ambalappuzha is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.