About Thekkekara Village

Thekkekara is one of the larger villages in Mavelikkara tehsil, in the district of Alappuzha, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 32,373, made up of 14,948 males and 17,425 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,166 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1982 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 690107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thekkekara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thekkekara village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Alappuzha
Tehsil	Mavelikkara
Pincode	690107
Area (hectares)	1982 hectares
Population	32,373
Male Population	14,948
Female Population	17,425
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,166
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Thekkekara compares

By the 2011 count Thekkekara is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 24,575 residents. Its 1982 hectares work out to about 16 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 1173.

Getting to Thekkekara

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

Thekkekara lies about 39 km from Alappuzha, and the nearest railway station is Mavelikkara, about 2.2 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 Thekkekara
Nearest railway station	Mavelikkara	2.2 km
Nearest town	Māvelikara	4.5 km
District headquarters	Alappuzha	39 km

Villages closest to Thekkekara

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 Thekkekara

As per the Census of India 2011, Thekkekara village had a population of 32,373. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 24,575 residents.

Thekkekara village has 14,948 males and 17,425 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thekkekara has about 1166 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1173.

The pincode recorded for Thekkekara is 690107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thekkekara covers 1982 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Thekkekara falls under Mavelikkara tehsil of Alappuzha district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Thekkekara is Mavelikkara, about 2.2 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 Thekkekara.

Thekkekara is about 39 km from Alappuzha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thekkekara is in Mavelikkara tehsil of Alappuzha district. Mavelikkara is about 2.2 km away. Māvelikara is about 4.5 km away. Alappuzha is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.