About Malapattam Village

Malapattam is one of the larger villages in Taliparamba tehsil, in the district of Kannur, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,628, made up of 4,497 males and 5,131 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,141 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1934 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 670631, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malapattam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malapattam village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Kannur
Tehsil	Taliparamba
Pincode	670631
Area (hectares)	1934 hectares
Population	9,628
Male Population	4,497
Female Population	5,131
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,141
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Malapattam compares

By the 2011 count Malapattam is the 25th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 15,237 residents. Its 1934 hectares work out to about 5.0 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 Malapattam

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

Malapattam lies about 22 km from Kannur, and the nearest railway station is Pappinisseri, about 17 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 Malapattam
Nearest town	Munderi	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Taliparamba	14 km
Nearest railway station	Pappinisseri	17 km
District headquarters	Kannur	22 km

Villages closest to Malapattam

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 Malapattam

As per the Census of India 2011, Malapattam village had a population of 9,628. That makes it the 25th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 15,237 residents.

Malapattam village has 4,497 males and 5,131 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malapattam has about 1141 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1070.

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

Malapattam covers 1934 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Malapattam falls under Taliparamba tehsil of Kannur district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Malapattam is Pappinisseri, about 17 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 Malapattam.

Malapattam is about 22 km from Kannur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malapattam is in Taliparamba tehsil of Kannur district. Munderi is about 11 km away. Taliparamba is about 14 km away. Pappinisseri is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.