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About Thirumeni Village

Thirumeni is one of the larger villages in Taliparamba tehsil, in the district of Kannur, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,611, made up of 4,275 males and 4,336 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2358 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 670511, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thirumeni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thirumeni village
Description Value
State Kerala
District Kannur
Tehsil Taliparamba
Pincode 670511
Area (hectares) 2358 hectares
Population 8,611
Male Population 4,275
Female Population 4,336
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thirumeni compares

By the 2011 count Thirumeni is the 29th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 15,237 residents. Its 2358 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1070.

Getting to Thirumeni

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

Thirumeni lies about 43 km from Kannur, and the nearest railway station is Chandera, about 28 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 Thirumeni
Nearest town Pariyāram 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Taliparamba 24 km
Nearest railway station Chandera 28 km
District headquarters Kannur 43 km

Villages closest to Thirumeni

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 Thirumeni

As per the Census of India 2011, Thirumeni village had a population of 8,611. That makes it the 29th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 15,237 residents.

Thirumeni village has 4,275 males and 4,336 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thirumeni has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1070.

The pincode recorded for Thirumeni is 670511. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thirumeni covers 2358 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thirumeni falls under Taliparamba tehsil of Kannur district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Thirumeni is Chandera, about 28 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 Thirumeni.

Thirumeni is about 43 km from Kannur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thirumeni is in Taliparamba tehsil of Kannur district. Pariyāram is about 24 km away. Taliparamba is about 24 km away. Chandera 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 Pulingome (2.4 km), Alakode (8.5 km) and Vellora (11 km).

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

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