About Vettiyar Village

Vettiyar is one of the larger villages in Mavelikkara tehsil, in the district of Alappuzha, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 21,393, made up of 9,827 males and 11,566 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,177 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1217 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 690509, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vettiyar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vettiyar village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Alappuzha
Tehsil	Mavelikkara
Pincode	690509
Area (hectares)	1217 hectares
Population	21,393
Male Population	9,827
Female Population	11,566
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,177
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Vettiyar compares

By the 2011 count Vettiyar is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 24,575 residents. Its 1217 hectares work out to about 18 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 Vettiyar

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

Vettiyar lies about 42 km from Alappuzha, and the nearest railway station is Cheriyanad, about 5.0 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 Vettiyar
Nearest railway station	Cheriyanad	5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mavelikkara	5.7 km
Nearest town	Māvelikara	5.7 km
District headquarters	Alappuzha	42 km

Villages closest to Vettiyar

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 Vettiyar

As per the Census of India 2011, Vettiyar village had a population of 21,393. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 24,575 residents.

Vettiyar village has 9,827 males and 11,566 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vettiyar has about 1177 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1173.

The pincode recorded for Vettiyar is 690509. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vettiyar covers 1217 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Vettiyar falls under Mavelikkara tehsil of Alappuzha district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Vettiyar is Cheriyanad, about 5.0 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 Vettiyar.

Vettiyar is about 42 km from Alappuzha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vettiyar is in Mavelikkara tehsil of Alappuzha district. Cheriyanad is about 5.0 km away. Mavelikkara is about 5.7 km away. Māvelikara is about 5.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.