About Aralam Village

Aralam is one of the larger villages in Thalassery tehsil, in the district of Kannur, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 29,328, made up of 14,438 males and 14,890 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 11245 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 670704, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Aralam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Aralam village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Kannur
Tehsil	Thalassery
Pincode	670704
Area (hectares)	11245 hectares
Population	29,328
Male Population	14,438
Female Population	14,890
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,031
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Aralam compares

By the 2011 count Aralam is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 16,148 residents. Its 11245 hectares work out to about 2.6 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 1076.

Getting to Aralam

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

Aralam lies about 42 km from Kannur, and the nearest railway station is Jagannath Temple Gate, about 34 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 Aralam
Nearest town	Mattanur	17 km
Nearest railway station	Jagannath Temple Gate	34 km
Tehsil headquarters	Thalassery	35 km
District headquarters	Kannur	42 km

Villages closest to Aralam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Thalassery 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 Aralam

As per the Census of India 2011, Aralam village had a population of 29,328. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 16,148 residents.

Aralam village has 14,438 males and 14,890 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Aralam has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1076.

The pincode recorded for Aralam is 670704. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Aralam covers 11245 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Aralam falls under Thalassery tehsil of Kannur district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Aralam is Jagannath Temple Gate, about 34 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 Aralam.

Aralam is about 42 km from Kannur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Aralam is in Thalassery tehsil of Kannur district. Mattanur is about 17 km away. Jagannath Temple Gate is about 34 km away. Thalassery is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.