About Arakkulam Village

Arakkulam is one of the larger villages in Thodupuzha tehsil, in the district of Idukki, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12,421, made up of 5,970 males and 6,451 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,081 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4135 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 685591, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arakkulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arakkulam village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Idukki
Tehsil	Thodupuzha
Pincode	685591
Area (hectares)	4135 hectares
Population	12,421
Male Population	5,970
Female Population	6,451
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,081
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Arakkulam compares

By the 2011 count Arakkulam is the 11th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 14,416 residents. Its 4135 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Arakkulam

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

Arakkulam lies about 59 km from Idukki, and the nearest railway station is Kanjiramattam, about 3.3 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 Arakkulam
Nearest railway station	Kanjiramattam	3.3 km
Nearest town	Mulamthuruthy	4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Thodupuzha	32 km
District headquarters	Idukki	59 km

Villages closest to Arakkulam

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 Arakkulam

As per the Census of India 2011, Arakkulam village had a population of 12,421. That makes it the 11th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 14,416 residents.

Arakkulam village has 5,970 males and 6,451 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arakkulam has about 1081 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Arakkulam is 685591. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arakkulam covers 4135 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Arakkulam falls under Thodupuzha tehsil of Idukki district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Arakkulam is Kanjiramattam, about 3.3 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 Arakkulam.

Arakkulam is about 59 km from Idukki in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arakkulam is in Thodupuzha tehsil of Idukki district. Kanjiramattam is about 3.3 km away. Mulamthuruthy is about 4.9 km away. Thodupuzha is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.