About Vayakkara Village

Vayakkara is one of the larger villages in Taliparamba tehsil, in the district of Kannur, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 18,687, made up of 8,986 males and 9,701 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,080 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3970 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 670631, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vayakkara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vayakkara village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Kannur
Tehsil	Taliparamba
Pincode	670631
Area (hectares)	3970 hectares
Population	18,687
Male Population	8,986
Female Population	9,701
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,080
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Vayakkara compares

By the 2011 count Vayakkara is the 9th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 15,237 residents. Its 3970 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1070.

Getting to Vayakkara

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

Vayakkara lies about 43 km from Kannur, and the nearest railway station is Chandera, about 18 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 Vayakkara
Nearest railway station	Chandera	18 km
Nearest town	Nīlēshwar	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Taliparamba	24 km
District headquarters	Kannur	43 km

Villages closest to Vayakkara

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 Vayakkara

As per the Census of India 2011, Vayakkara village had a population of 18,687. That makes it the 9th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 15,237 residents.

Vayakkara village has 8,986 males and 9,701 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vayakkara has about 1080 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1070.

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

Vayakkara covers 3970 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vayakkara falls under Taliparamba tehsil of Kannur district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Vayakkara is Chandera, about 18 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 Vayakkara.

Vayakkara 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.

Vayakkara is in Taliparamba tehsil of Kannur district. Chandera is about 18 km away. Nīlēshwar is about 20 km away. Taliparamba is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.