About Valakam Village

Valakam is one of the larger villages in Muvattupuzha tehsil, in the district of Ernakulam, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 15,966, made up of 7,975 males and 7,991 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2110 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 682613, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Valakam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Valakam village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Ernakulam
Tehsil	Muvattupuzha
Pincode	682613
Area (hectares)	2110 hectares
Population	15,966
Male Population	7,975
Female Population	7,991
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 Valakam compares

By the 2011 count Valakam is the 11th largest of the 17 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 17,309 residents. Its 2110 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Valakam

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

Valakam lies about 29 km from Ernakulam, and the nearest railway station is Mulanturutti, about 17 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 Valakam
Tehsil headquarters	Muvattupuzha	5.8 km
Nearest railway station	Mulanturutti	17 km
District headquarters	Ernakulam	29 km

Villages closest to Valakam

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 Valakam

As per the Census of India 2011, Valakam village had a population of 15,966. That makes it the 11th largest of the 17 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 17,309 residents.

Valakam village has 7,975 males and 7,991 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Valakam 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 Valakam is 682613. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Valakam covers 2110 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Valakam falls under Muvattupuzha tehsil of Ernakulam district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Valakam is Mulanturutti, about 17 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 Valakam.

Valakam is about 29 km from Ernakulam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Valakam is in Muvattupuzha tehsil of Ernakulam district. Muvattupuzha is about 5.8 km away. Mulanturutti is about 17 km away. Ernakulam is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.