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About Muttom Village

Muttom is one of the larger villages in Thodupuzha tehsil, in the district of Idukki, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11,037, made up of 5,512 males and 5,525 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2544 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 685587, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Muttom Overview

Census 2011 figures for Muttom village
Description Value
State Kerala
District Idukki
Tehsil Thodupuzha
Pincode 685587
Area (hectares) 2544 hectares
Population 11,037
Male Population 5,512
Female Population 5,525
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 Muttom compares

By the 2011 count Muttom is the 15th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 14,416 residents. Its 2544 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Muttom

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

Muttom lies about 24 km from Idukki, and the nearest railway station is Kuruppanthara, about 28 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 Muttom
Tehsil headquarters Thodupuzha 6.7 km
District headquarters Idukki 24 km
Nearest railway station Kuruppanthara 28 km

Villages closest to Muttom

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.

Common questions about Muttom

As per the Census of India 2011, Muttom village had a population of 11,037. That makes it the 15th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 14,416 residents.

Muttom village has 5,512 males and 5,525 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Muttom has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Muttom is 685587. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Muttom covers 2544 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Muttom falls under Thodupuzha tehsil of Idukki district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Muttom is Kuruppanthara, about 28 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 Muttom.

Muttom is about 24 km from Idukki in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Muttom is in Thodupuzha tehsil of Idukki district. Thodupuzha is about 6.7 km away. Idukki is about 24 km away. Kuruppanthara is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kudayathoor (5.0 km), Thodupuzha (6.7 km) and Karimkunnam (8.7 km).

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

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