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About Piravom Village

Piravom is one of the larger villages in Muvattupuzha tehsil, in the district of Ernakulam, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 27,229, made up of 13,358 males and 13,871 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2896 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 686664, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Piravom Overview

Census 2011 figures for Piravom village
Description Value
State Kerala
District Ernakulam
Tehsil Muvattupuzha
Pincode 686664
Area (hectares) 2896 hectares
Population 27,229
Male Population 13,358
Female Population 13,871
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,038
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Piravom compares

By the 2011 count Piravom is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 17,309 residents. Its 2896 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Piravom

Piravom 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 Piravom 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 Piravom from other places

Piravom lies about 26 km from Ernakulam, and the nearest railway station is Piravam Road, about 6.4 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 Piravom
Nearest town Piravam under 2 km
Nearest railway station Piravam Road 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Muvattupuzha 15 km
District headquarters Ernakulam 26 km

Villages closest to Piravom

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 Piravom

As per the Census of India 2011, Piravom village had a population of 27,229. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 17,309 residents.

Piravom village has 13,358 males and 13,871 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Piravom has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Piravom is 686664. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Piravom covers 2896 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Piravom falls under Muvattupuzha tehsil of Ernakulam district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Piravom is Piravam Road, about 6.4 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 Piravom.

Piravom is about 26 km from Ernakulam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Piravom is in Muvattupuzha tehsil of Ernakulam district. Piravam is about under 2 km away. Piravam Road is about 6.4 km away. Muvattupuzha is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Onakkoor (2.6 km), Maneed (5.2 km) and Marady (6.6 km).

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

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