About Koloyad Village

Koloyad is one of the larger villages in Thalassery tehsil, in the district of Kannur, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12,616, made up of 5,977 males and 6,639 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,111 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1685 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 670650, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Koloyad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Koloyad village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Kannur
Tehsil	Thalassery
Pincode	670650
Area (hectares)	1685 hectares
Population	12,616
Male Population	5,977
Female Population	6,639
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,111
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Koloyad compares

By the 2011 count Koloyad is the 17th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 16,148 residents. Its 1685 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1076.

Getting to Koloyad

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

Koloyad lies about 37 km from Kannur, and the nearest railway station is Mahé, about 24 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 Koloyad
Nearest town	Kuttuparamba	14 km
Nearest railway station	Mahé	24 km
Tehsil headquarters	Thalassery	25 km
District headquarters	Kannur	37 km

Villages closest to Koloyad

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 Koloyad

As per the Census of India 2011, Koloyad village had a population of 12,616. That makes it the 17th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 16,148 residents.

Koloyad village has 5,977 males and 6,639 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Koloyad has about 1111 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1076.

The pincode recorded for Koloyad is 670650. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Koloyad covers 1685 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Koloyad falls under Thalassery tehsil of Kannur district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Koloyad is Mahé, about 24 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 Koloyad.

Koloyad is about 37 km from Kannur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Koloyad is in Thalassery tehsil of Kannur district. Kuttuparamba is about 14 km away. Mahé is about 24 km away. Thalassery is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.