About Pattanakkad Village

Pattanakkad is one of the larger villages in Cherthala tehsil, in the district of Alappuzha, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 31,629, made up of 15,550 males and 16,079 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1545 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 688531, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pattanakkad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pattanakkad village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Alappuzha
Tehsil	Cherthala
Pincode	688531
Area (hectares)	1545 hectares
Population	31,629
Male Population	15,550
Female Population	16,079
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,034
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Pattanakkad compares

By the 2011 count Pattanakkad is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 24,206 residents. Its 1545 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Pattanakkad

Pattanakkad 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 Pattanakkad 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pattanakkad from other places

Pattanakkad lies about 27 km from Alappuzha, and the nearest railway station is Vayalar, about 1.5 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 Pattanakkad
Nearest railway station	Vayalar	1.5 km
Nearest town	Vayalār	3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Cherthala	5.5 km
District headquarters	Alappuzha	27 km

Villages closest to Pattanakkad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pattanakkad village had a population of 31,629. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 24,206 residents.

Pattanakkad village has 15,550 males and 16,079 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pattanakkad has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Pattanakkad is 688531. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pattanakkad covers 1545 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Pattanakkad falls under Cherthala tehsil of Alappuzha district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Pattanakkad is Vayalar, about 1.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Pattanakkad 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.

Pattanakkad is in Cherthala tehsil of Alappuzha district. Vayalar is about 1.5 km away. Vayalār is about 3.4 km away. Cherthala is about 5.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.