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About Karikkode Village

Karikkode is one of the larger villages in Thodupuzha tehsil, in the district of Idukki, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 14,242, made up of 7,083 males and 7,159 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1852 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 685588, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karikkode Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karikkode village
Description Value
State Kerala
District Idukki
Tehsil Thodupuzha
Pincode 685588
Area (hectares) 1852 hectares
Population 14,242
Male Population 7,083
Female Population 7,159
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,011
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karikkode compares

By the 2011 count Karikkode is the 9th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 14,416 residents. Its 1852 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Karikkode

Karikkode is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Karikkode 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. The nearest villages by name are Alacode, Arakkulam, Elappally and Idukki. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Karikkode

As per the Census of India 2011, Karikkode village had a population of 14,242. That makes it the 9th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 14,416 residents.

Karikkode village has 7,083 males and 7,159 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karikkode has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1009.

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

Karikkode covers 1852 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karikkode falls under Thodupuzha tehsil of Idukki district in Kerala.

The census record for Karikkode notes the nearest railway station 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 Karikkode.

Karikkode is in Thodupuzha tehsil of Idukki district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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