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About Onakkoor Village

Onakkoor is one of the larger villages in Muvattupuzha tehsil, in the district of Ernakulam, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12,421, made up of 6,203 males and 6,218 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2187 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 686667, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Onakkoor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Onakkoor village
Description Value
State Kerala
District Ernakulam
Tehsil Muvattupuzha
Pincode 686667
Area (hectares) 2187 hectares
Population 12,421
Male Population 6,203
Female Population 6,218
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,002
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Onakkoor compares

By the 2011 count Onakkoor is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 17,309 residents. Its 2187 hectares work out to about 5.7 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 Onakkoor

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

Onakkoor lies about 27 km from Ernakulam, and the nearest railway station is Piravam Road, about 8.9 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 Onakkoor
Nearest town Piravam 2.9 km
Nearest railway station Piravam Road 8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Muvattupuzha 12 km
District headquarters Ernakulam 27 km

Villages closest to Onakkoor

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.

Common questions about Onakkoor

As per the Census of India 2011, Onakkoor village had a population of 12,421. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 17,309 residents.

Onakkoor village has 6,203 males and 6,218 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Onakkoor has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Onakkoor is 686667. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Onakkoor covers 2187 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Onakkoor falls under Muvattupuzha tehsil of Ernakulam district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Onakkoor is Piravam Road, about 8.9 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 Onakkoor.

Onakkoor is about 27 km from Ernakulam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Onakkoor is in Muvattupuzha tehsil of Ernakulam district. Piravam is about 2.9 km away. Piravam Road is about 8.9 km away. Muvattupuzha is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Piravom (2.6 km), Ramamangalam (4.6 km) and Marady (4.9 km).

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

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