About Pulinkunnu Village

Pulinkunnu is one of the larger villages in Kuttanad tehsil, in the district of Alappuzha, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 15,210, made up of 7,368 males and 7,842 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,064 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2859 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 688504, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pulinkunnu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pulinkunnu village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Alappuzha
Tehsil	Kuttanad
Pincode	688504
Area (hectares)	2859 hectares
Population	15,210
Male Population	7,368
Female Population	7,842
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,064
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pulinkunnu compares

By the 2011 count Pulinkunnu is the 6th largest of the 14 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 13,786 residents. Its 2859 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1071.

Getting to Pulinkunnu

Pulinkunnu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pulinkunnu 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 Pulinkunnu from other places

Pulinkunnu lies about 149 km from Alappuzha, and the nearest railway station is Vallapuzha, about 6.8 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 Pulinkunnu
Nearest railway station	Vallapuzha	6.8 km
Nearest town	Shōranūr	8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kuttanad	25 km
District headquarters	Alappuzha	149 km

Villages closest to Pulinkunnu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pulinkunnu village had a population of 15,210. That makes it the 6th largest of the 14 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 13,786 residents.

Pulinkunnu village has 7,368 males and 7,842 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pulinkunnu has about 1064 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1071.

The pincode recorded for Pulinkunnu is 688504. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pulinkunnu covers 2859 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pulinkunnu falls under Kuttanad tehsil of Alappuzha district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Pulinkunnu is Vallapuzha, about 6.8 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 Pulinkunnu.

Pulinkunnu is about 149 km from Alappuzha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pulinkunnu is in Kuttanad tehsil of Alappuzha district. Vallapuzha is about 6.8 km away. Shōranūr is about 8.6 km away. Kuttanad is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.