About Vekkalam Village

Vekkalam is one of the larger villages in Thalassery tehsil, in the district of Kannur, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,174, made up of 3,473 males and 3,701 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,066 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1630 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 670650, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vekkalam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vekkalam village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Kannur
Tehsil	Thalassery
Pincode	670650
Area (hectares)	1630 hectares
Population	7,174
Male Population	3,473
Female Population	3,701
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,066
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Vekkalam compares

By the 2011 count Vekkalam is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 16,148 residents. Its 1630 hectares work out to about 4.4 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 1076.

Getting to Vekkalam

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

Vekkalam lies about 41 km from Kannur, and the nearest railway station is Mahé, about 28 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 Vekkalam
Nearest town	Mattanur	19 km
Nearest railway station	Mahé	28 km
Tehsil headquarters	Thalassery	30 km
District headquarters	Kannur	41 km

Villages closest to Vekkalam

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 Vekkalam

As per the Census of India 2011, Vekkalam village had a population of 7,174. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 16,148 residents.

Vekkalam village has 3,473 males and 3,701 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vekkalam has about 1066 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1076.

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

Vekkalam covers 1630 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vekkalam falls under Thalassery tehsil of Kannur district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Vekkalam is Mahé, about 28 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 Vekkalam.

Vekkalam is about 41 km from Kannur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vekkalam is in Thalassery tehsil of Kannur district. Mattanur is about 19 km away. Mahé is about 28 km away. Thalassery is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.