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About Muzhakkunnu Village

Muzhakkunnu is one of the larger villages in Thalassery tehsil, in the district of Kannur, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 21,807, made up of 10,532 males and 11,275 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,071 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3103 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 670673, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Muzhakkunnu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Muzhakkunnu village
Description Value
State Kerala
District Kannur
Tehsil Thalassery
Pincode 670673
Area (hectares) 3103 hectares
Population 21,807
Male Population 10,532
Female Population 11,275
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,071
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Muzhakkunnu compares

By the 2011 count Muzhakkunnu is the 5th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 16,148 residents. Its 3103 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1076.

Getting to Muzhakkunnu

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

Muzhakkunnu lies about 37 km from Kannur, and the nearest railway station is Jagannath Temple Gate, about 29 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 Muzhakkunnu
Nearest town Mattanur 13 km
Nearest railway station Jagannath Temple Gate 29 km
Tehsil headquarters Thalassery 29 km
District headquarters Kannur 37 km

Villages closest to Muzhakkunnu

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.

Common questions about Muzhakkunnu

As per the Census of India 2011, Muzhakkunnu village had a population of 21,807. That makes it the 5th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 16,148 residents.

Muzhakkunnu village has 10,532 males and 11,275 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Muzhakkunnu has about 1071 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1076.

The pincode recorded for Muzhakkunnu is 670673. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Muzhakkunnu covers 3103 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Muzhakkunnu falls under Thalassery tehsil of Kannur district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Muzhakkunnu is Jagannath Temple Gate, about 29 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 Muzhakkunnu.

Muzhakkunnu 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.

Muzhakkunnu is in Thalassery tehsil of Kannur district. Mattanur is about 13 km away. Jagannath Temple Gate is about 29 km away. Thalassery is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tholambra (3.2 km), Vellarvelly (4.6 km) and Payam (5.2 km).

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

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