About Chunakkara Village

Chunakkara is one of the larger villages in Mavelikkara tehsil, in the district of Alappuzha, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 22,730, made up of 10,372 males and 12,358 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,191 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1692 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 690534, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chunakkara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chunakkara village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Alappuzha
Tehsil	Mavelikkara
Pincode	690534
Area (hectares)	1692 hectares
Population	22,730
Male Population	10,372
Female Population	12,358
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,191
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chunakkara compares

By the 2011 count Chunakkara is the 6th largest of the 9 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 24,575 residents. Its 1692 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1173.

Getting to Chunakkara

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

How far is Chunakkara from other places

Chunakkara lies about 43 km from Alappuzha, and the nearest railway station is Mavelikkara, about 6.7 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 Chunakkara
Nearest railway station	Mavelikkara	6.7 km
Nearest town	Māvelikara	7.3 km
District headquarters	Alappuzha	43 km

Villages closest to Chunakkara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chunakkara village had a population of 22,730. That makes it the 6th largest of the 9 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 24,575 residents.

Chunakkara village has 10,372 males and 12,358 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chunakkara has about 1191 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1173.

The pincode recorded for Chunakkara is 690534. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chunakkara covers 1692 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chunakkara falls under Mavelikkara tehsil of Alappuzha district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Chunakkara is Mavelikkara, about 6.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Chunakkara is about 43 km from Alappuzha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chunakkara is in Mavelikkara tehsil of Alappuzha district. Mavelikkara is about 6.7 km away. Māvelikara is about 7.3 km away. Alappuzha is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.