About Kelakam Village

Kelakam is one of the larger villages in Thalassery tehsil, in the district of Kannur, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 16,211, made up of 7,979 males and 8,232 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 7793 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 670674, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kelakam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kelakam village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Kannur
Tehsil	Thalassery
Pincode	670674
Area (hectares)	7793 hectares
Population	16,211
Male Population	7,979
Female Population	8,232
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,032
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kelakam compares

By the 2011 count Kelakam is the 9th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 16,148 residents. Its 7793 hectares work out to about 2.1 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 Kelakam

Kelakam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kelakam 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. The nearest villages by name are Kandamkunnu, Kanichar, Kannavam and Keezhallur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kelakam

As per the Census of India 2011, Kelakam village had a population of 16,211. That makes it the 9th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 16,148 residents.

Kelakam village has 7,979 males and 8,232 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kelakam has about 1032 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 Kelakam is 670674. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kelakam covers 7793 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kelakam falls under Thalassery tehsil of Kannur district in Kerala.

The census record for Kelakam notes the nearest railway station 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 Kelakam.

Kelakam is in Thalassery tehsil of Kannur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.