About Alapadamba Village

Alapadamba is one of the larger villages in Taliparamba tehsil, in the district of Kannur, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,660, made up of 4,173 males and 4,487 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,075 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2525 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 670307, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alapadamba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alapadamba village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Kannur
Tehsil	Taliparamba
Pincode	670307
Area (hectares)	2525 hectares
Population	8,660
Male Population	4,173
Female Population	4,487
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,075
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Alapadamba compares

By the 2011 count Alapadamba is the 28th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 15,237 residents. Its 2525 hectares work out to about 3.4 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 1070.

Getting to Alapadamba

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

Alapadamba lies about 39 km from Kannur, and the nearest railway station is Chandera, about 8.7 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 Alapadamba
Nearest railway station	Chandera	8.7 km
Nearest town	Payyanur	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Taliparamba	21 km
District headquarters	Kannur	39 km

Villages closest to Alapadamba

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 Alapadamba

As per the Census of India 2011, Alapadamba village had a population of 8,660. That makes it the 28th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 15,237 residents.

Alapadamba village has 4,173 males and 4,487 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alapadamba has about 1075 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1070.

The pincode recorded for Alapadamba is 670307. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alapadamba covers 2525 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Alapadamba falls under Taliparamba tehsil of Kannur district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Alapadamba is Chandera, about 8.7 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 Alapadamba.

Alapadamba is about 39 km from Kannur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alapadamba is in Taliparamba tehsil of Kannur district. Chandera is about 8.7 km away. Payyanur is about 13 km away. Taliparamba is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.