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About Thuravoor Thekku Village

Thuravoor Thekku is one of the larger villages in Cherthala tehsil, in the district of Alappuzha, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 28,802, made up of 13,915 males and 14,887 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,070 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1917 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 688532, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thuravoor Thekku Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thuravoor Thekku village
Description Value
State Kerala
District Alappuzha
Tehsil Cherthala
Pincode 688532
Area (hectares) 1917 hectares
Population 28,802
Male Population 13,915
Female Population 14,887
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,070
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Thuravoor Thekku compares

By the 2011 count Thuravoor Thekku is the 4th largest of the 8 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 24,206 residents. Its 1917 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1033.

Getting to Thuravoor Thekku

Thuravoor Thekku 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 Thuravoor Thekku 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 Thuravoor Thekku from other places

Thuravoor Thekku lies about 31 km from Alappuzha, and the nearest railway station is Turavur, 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 Thuravoor Thekku
Nearest railway station Turavur under 2 km
Nearest town Thaikkattussery 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Cherthala 9.4 km
District headquarters Alappuzha 31 km

Villages closest to Thuravoor Thekku

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.

Common questions about Thuravoor Thekku

As per the Census of India 2011, Thuravoor Thekku village had a population of 28,802. That makes it the 4th largest of the 8 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 24,206 residents.

Thuravoor Thekku village has 13,915 males and 14,887 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thuravoor Thekku has about 1070 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1033.

The pincode recorded for Thuravoor Thekku is 688532. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thuravoor Thekku covers 1917 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Thuravoor Thekku falls under Cherthala tehsil of Alappuzha district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Thuravoor Thekku is Turavur, about under 2 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 Thuravoor Thekku.

Thuravoor Thekku is about 31 km from Alappuzha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thuravoor Thekku is in Cherthala tehsil of Alappuzha district. Turavur is about under 2 km away. Thaikkattussery is about 3.0 km away. Cherthala is about 9.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kuthiathode (2.9 km), Thaikattussery (3.0 km) and Kodamthuruth (4.1 km).

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

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