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About Thimiri Village

Thimiri is one of the larger villages in Taliparamba tehsil, in the district of Kannur, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 18,044, made up of 8,825 males and 9,219 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4730 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 670581, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thimiri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thimiri village
Description Value
State Kerala
District Kannur
Tehsil Taliparamba
Pincode 670581
Area (hectares) 4730 hectares
Population 18,044
Male Population 8,825
Female Population 9,219
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,045
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thimiri compares

By the 2011 count Thimiri is the 10th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 15,237 residents. Its 4730 hectares work out to about 3.8 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 Thimiri

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

Thimiri lies about 44 km from Kannur, and the nearest railway station is Cheruvattur, about 2.5 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 Thimiri
Nearest railway station Cheruvattur 2.5 km
Nearest town Nīlēshwar 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Taliparamba 28 km
District headquarters Kannur 44 km

Villages closest to Thimiri

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 Thimiri

As per the Census of India 2011, Thimiri village had a population of 18,044. That makes it the 10th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 15,237 residents.

Thimiri village has 8,825 males and 9,219 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thimiri has about 1045 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 Thimiri is 670581. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thimiri covers 4730 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thimiri falls under Taliparamba tehsil of Kannur district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Thimiri is Cheruvattur, about 2.5 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 Thimiri.

Thimiri is about 44 km from Kannur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thimiri is in Taliparamba tehsil of Kannur district. Cheruvattur is about 2.5 km away. Nīlēshwar is about 6.3 km away. Taliparamba is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karivellur (5.6 km), Peralam (7.0 km) and Alapadamba (7.8 km).

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

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