About Palakkuzha Village

Palakkuzha is one of the larger villages in Muvattupuzha tehsil, in the district of Ernakulam, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 13,412, made up of 6,584 males and 6,828 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2265 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 686662, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palakkuzha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palakkuzha village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Ernakulam
Tehsil	Muvattupuzha
Pincode	686662
Area (hectares)	2265 hectares
Population	13,412
Male Population	6,584
Female Population	6,828
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,037
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Palakkuzha compares

By the 2011 count Palakkuzha is the 12th largest of the 17 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 17,309 residents. Its 2265 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Palakkuzha

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

Palakkuzha lies about 38 km from Ernakulam, and the nearest railway station is Piravam Road, about 18 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 Palakkuzha
Tehsil headquarters	Muvattupuzha	12 km
Nearest railway station	Piravam Road	18 km
District headquarters	Ernakulam	38 km

Villages closest to Palakkuzha

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 Palakkuzha

As per the Census of India 2011, Palakkuzha village had a population of 13,412. That makes it the 12th largest of the 17 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 17,309 residents.

Palakkuzha village has 6,584 males and 6,828 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palakkuzha has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Palakkuzha is 686662. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palakkuzha covers 2265 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Palakkuzha falls under Muvattupuzha tehsil of Ernakulam district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Palakkuzha is Piravam Road, about 18 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 Palakkuzha.

Palakkuzha 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.

Palakkuzha is in Muvattupuzha tehsil of Ernakulam district. Muvattupuzha is about 12 km away. Piravam Road is about 18 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.