About Alacode Village

Alacode is one of the larger villages in Thodupuzha tehsil, in the district of Idukki, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11,182, made up of 5,516 males and 5,666 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2661 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 685588, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alacode Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alacode village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Idukki
Tehsil	Thodupuzha
Pincode	685588
Area (hectares)	2661 hectares
Population	11,182
Male Population	5,516
Female Population	5,666
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 Alacode compares

By the 2011 count Alacode is the 14th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 14,416 residents. Its 2661 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Alacode

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

Alacode lies about 15 km from Idukki, and the nearest railway station is Ettumanoor, about 47 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 Alacode
District headquarters	Idukki	15 km
Nearest town	Erāttupetta	22 km
Tehsil headquarters	Thodupuzha	34 km
Nearest railway station	Ettumanoor	47 km

Villages closest to Alacode

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Alacode village had a population of 11,182. That makes it the 14th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 14,416 residents.

Alacode village has 5,516 males and 5,666 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alacode has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Alacode is 685588. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alacode covers 2661 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Alacode falls under Thodupuzha tehsil of Idukki district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Alacode is Ettumanoor, about 47 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 Alacode.

Alacode is about 15 km from Idukki in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alacode is in Thodupuzha tehsil of Idukki district. Idukki is about 15 km away. Erāttupetta is about 22 km away. Thodupuzha is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.