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About Kuttoor Village

Kuttoor is one of the larger villages in Taliparamba tehsil, in the district of Kannur, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,143, made up of 3,821 males and 4,322 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,131 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2258 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 670306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kuttoor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuttoor village
Description Value
State Kerala
District Kannur
Tehsil Taliparamba
Pincode 670306
Area (hectares) 2258 hectares
Population 8,143
Male Population 3,821
Female Population 4,322
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,131
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kuttoor compares

By the 2011 count Kuttoor is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 15,237 residents. Its 2258 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1070.

Getting to Kuttoor

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

Kuttoor lies about 32 km from Kannur, and the nearest railway station is Elimala, about 12 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 Kuttoor
Nearest town Pariyāram 10 km
Nearest railway station Elimala 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Taliparamba 13 km
District headquarters Kannur 32 km

Villages closest to Kuttoor

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.

Common questions about Kuttoor

As per the Census of India 2011, Kuttoor village had a population of 8,143. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 15,237 residents.

Kuttoor village has 3,821 males and 4,322 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuttoor has about 1131 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1070.

The pincode recorded for Kuttoor is 670306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kuttoor covers 2258 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kuttoor falls under Taliparamba tehsil of Kannur district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Kuttoor is Elimala, about 12 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 Kuttoor.

Kuttoor is about 32 km from Kannur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kuttoor is in Taliparamba tehsil of Kannur district. Pariyāram is about 10 km away. Elimala is about 12 km away. Taliparamba is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vellora (6.1 km), Peringome (8.3 km) and Alapadamba (8.5 km).

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

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