About Chengalai Village

Chengalai is one of the larger villages in Taliparamba tehsil, in the district of Kannur, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 15,800, made up of 7,462 males and 8,338 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,117 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2118 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 670631, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chengalai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chengalai village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Kannur
Tehsil	Taliparamba
Pincode	670631
Area (hectares)	2118 hectares
Population	15,800
Male Population	7,462
Female Population	8,338
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,117
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chengalai compares

By the 2011 count Chengalai is the 15th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 15,237 residents. Its 2118 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1070.

Getting to Chengalai

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

Chengalai lies about 24 km from Kannur, and the nearest railway station is Pappinisseri, about 19 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 Chengalai
Nearest town	Munderi	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Taliparamba	14 km
Nearest railway station	Pappinisseri	19 km
District headquarters	Kannur	24 km

Villages closest to Chengalai

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 Chengalai

As per the Census of India 2011, Chengalai village had a population of 15,800. That makes it the 15th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 15,237 residents.

Chengalai village has 7,462 males and 8,338 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chengalai has about 1117 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1070.

The pincode recorded for Chengalai is 670631. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chengalai covers 2118 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chengalai falls under Taliparamba tehsil of Kannur district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Chengalai is Pappinisseri, about 19 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 Chengalai.

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

Chengalai is in Taliparamba tehsil of Kannur district. Munderi is about 14 km away. Taliparamba is about 14 km away. Pappinisseri is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.