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About Thiruvanvandoor Village

Thiruvanvandoor is one of the larger villages in Chengannur tehsil, in the district of Alappuzha, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12,712, made up of 5,972 males and 6,740 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,129 females per 1000 males. The village covers 888 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 689124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thiruvanvandoor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thiruvanvandoor village
Description Value
State Kerala
District Alappuzha
Tehsil Chengannur
Pincode 689124
Area (hectares) 888 hectares
Population 12,712
Male Population 5,972
Female Population 6,740
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,129
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Thiruvanvandoor compares

By the 2011 count Thiruvanvandoor is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 16,115 residents. Its 888 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 Thiruvanvandoor

Thiruvanvandoor is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Thiruvanvandoor 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Thiruvanvandoor from other places

Thiruvanvandoor lies about 32 km from Alappuzha, and the nearest railway station is Chengannur, about 4.3 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 Thiruvanvandoor
Nearest railway station Chengannur 4.3 km
Nearest town Tiruvalla 4.3 km
District headquarters Alappuzha 32 km

Villages closest to Thiruvanvandoor

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 Thiruvanvandoor

As per the Census of India 2011, Thiruvanvandoor village had a population of 12,712. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 16,115 residents.

Thiruvanvandoor village has 5,972 males and 6,740 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thiruvanvandoor has about 1129 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 Thiruvanvandoor is 689124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thiruvanvandoor covers 888 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Thiruvanvandoor falls under Chengannur tehsil of Alappuzha district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Thiruvanvandoor is Chengannur, about 4.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Thiruvanvandoor is about 32 km from Alappuzha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thiruvanvandoor is in Chengannur tehsil of Alappuzha district. Chengannur is about 4.3 km away. Tiruvalla is about 4.3 km away. Alappuzha is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pandanad (1.9 km), Puliyoor (4.8 km) and Chengannur (5.0 km).

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

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