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About Ennakkad Village

Ennakkad is one of the larger villages in Chengannur tehsil, in the district of Alappuzha, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 18,444, made up of 8,710 males and 9,734 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,118 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1295 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 689624, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ennakkad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ennakkad village
Description Value
State Kerala
District Alappuzha
Tehsil Chengannur
Pincode 689624
Area (hectares) 1295 hectares
Population 18,444
Male Population 8,710
Female Population 9,734
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,118
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ennakkad compares

By the 2011 count Ennakkad is the 4th largest of the 9 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 16,115 residents. Its 1295 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1169.

Getting to Ennakkad

Ennakkad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ennakkad 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ennakkad from other places

Ennakkad lies about 33 km from Alappuzha, and the nearest railway station is Cheriyanad, about 4.1 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 Ennakkad
Nearest town Māvelikara 3.6 km
Nearest railway station Cheriyanad 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Chengannur 7.3 km
District headquarters Alappuzha 33 km

Villages closest to Ennakkad

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

Common questions about Ennakkad

As per the Census of India 2011, Ennakkad village had a population of 18,444. That makes it the 4th largest of the 9 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 16,115 residents.

Ennakkad village has 8,710 males and 9,734 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ennakkad has about 1118 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1169.

The pincode recorded for Ennakkad is 689624. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ennakkad covers 1295 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ennakkad falls under Chengannur tehsil of Alappuzha district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Ennakkad is Cheriyanad, about 4.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Ennakkad is about 33 km from Alappuzha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ennakkad is in Chengannur tehsil of Alappuzha district. Māvelikara is about 3.6 km away. Cheriyanad is about 4.1 km away. Chengannur is about 7.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mannar (3.5 km), Puliyoor (3.9 km) and Kurattissery (4.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Ennakkad today is likely to be higher.

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