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About Chellanam Village

Chellanam is one of the larger villages in Kochi tehsil, in the district of Ernakulam, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 14,928, made up of 7,434 males and 7,494 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 812 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 682008, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chellanam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chellanam village
Description Value
State Kerala
District Ernakulam
Tehsil Kochi
Pincode 682008
Area (hectares) 812 hectares
Population 14,928
Male Population 7,434
Female Population 7,494
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chellanam compares

By the 2011 count Chellanam is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 23,404 residents. Its 812 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1039.

Getting to Chellanam

Chellanam 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 Chellanam 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 Chellanam from other places

Chellanam lies about 17 km from Ernakulam, and the nearest railway station is Turavur, about 4.0 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 Chellanam
Nearest town Kodamthuruth 2.8 km
Nearest railway station Turavur 4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Kochi 17 km
District headquarters Ernakulam 17 km

Villages closest to Chellanam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chellanam village had a population of 14,928. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 23,404 residents.

Chellanam village has 7,434 males and 7,494 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chellanam has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1039.

The pincode recorded for Chellanam is 682008. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chellanam covers 812 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chellanam falls under Kochi tehsil of Ernakulam district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Chellanam is Turavur, about 4.0 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 Chellanam.

Chellanam is about 17 km from Ernakulam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chellanam is in Kochi tehsil of Ernakulam district. Kodamthuruth is about 2.8 km away. Turavur is about 4.0 km away. Kochi is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pallippuram (9.9 km), Kumbalangy (9.9 km) and Cheriyakadavu (12 km).

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

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