About Arakuzha Village

Arakuzha is one of the larger villages in Muvattupuzha tehsil, in the district of Ernakulam, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 13,335, made up of 6,578 males and 6,757 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2736 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 686672, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arakuzha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arakuzha village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Ernakulam
Tehsil	Muvattupuzha
Pincode	686672
Area (hectares)	2736 hectares
Population	13,335
Male Population	6,578
Female Population	6,757
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,027
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Arakuzha compares

By the 2011 count Arakuzha is the 13th largest of the 17 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 17,309 residents. Its 2736 hectares work out to about 4.9 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 1015.

Getting to Arakuzha

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

Arakuzha lies about 38 km from Ernakulam, and the nearest railway station is Piravam Road, about 20 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 Arakuzha
Tehsil headquarters	Muvattupuzha	6.6 km
Nearest railway station	Piravam Road	20 km
District headquarters	Ernakulam	38 km

Villages closest to Arakuzha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arakuzha village had a population of 13,335. That makes it the 13th largest of the 17 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 17,309 residents.

Arakuzha village has 6,578 males and 6,757 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arakuzha has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Arakuzha is 686672. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arakuzha covers 2736 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Arakuzha falls under Muvattupuzha tehsil of Ernakulam district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Arakuzha is Piravam Road, about 20 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 Arakuzha.

Arakuzha is about 38 km from Ernakulam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arakuzha is in Muvattupuzha tehsil of Ernakulam district. Muvattupuzha is about 6.6 km away. Piravam Road is about 20 km away. Ernakulam is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.