About Alakode Village

Alakode is one of the larger villages in Taliparamba tehsil, in the district of Kannur, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 33,173, made up of 16,289 males and 16,884 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 7268 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 670571, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alakode Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alakode village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Kannur
Tehsil	Taliparamba
Pincode	670571
Area (hectares)	7268 hectares
Population	33,173
Male Population	16,289
Female Population	16,884
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,037
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Alakode compares

By the 2011 count Alakode is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 15,237 residents. Its 7268 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1070.

Getting to Alakode

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

Alakode lies about 38 km from Kannur, and the nearest railway station is Kannapuram, 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 Alakode
Tehsil headquarters	Taliparamba	20 km
Nearest railway station	Kannapuram	28 km
District headquarters	Kannur	38 km

Villages closest to Alakode

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Alakode village had a population of 33,173. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 15,237 residents.

Alakode village has 16,289 males and 16,884 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alakode has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1070.

The pincode recorded for Alakode is 670571. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alakode covers 7268 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Alakode falls under Taliparamba tehsil of Kannur district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Alakode is Kannapuram, 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 Alakode.

Alakode is about 38 km from Kannur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alakode is in Taliparamba tehsil of Kannur district. Taliparamba is about 20 km away. Kannapuram is about 28 km away. Kannur is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.