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About Munnad Village

Munnad is one of the larger villages in Kasaragod tehsil, in the district of Kasaragod, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,612, made up of 4,111 males and 4,501 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,095 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3131 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 671541, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Munnad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Munnad village
Description Value
State Kerala
District Kasaragod
Tehsil Kasaragod
Pincode 671541
Area (hectares) 3131 hectares
Population 8,612
Male Population 4,111
Female Population 4,501
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,095
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Munnad compares

By the 2011 count Munnad is the 19th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 6,982 residents. Its 3131 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1044.

Getting to Munnad

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

Munnad lies about 22 km from Kasaragod, and the nearest railway station is Bekal Fort, about 18 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 Munnad
Nearest railway station Bekal Fort 18 km
Nearest town Kanhangad 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Kasaragod 22 km

Villages closest to Munnad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Munnad village had a population of 8,612. That makes it the 19th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,982 residents.

Munnad village has 4,111 males and 4,501 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Munnad has about 1095 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1044.

The pincode recorded for Munnad is 671541. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Munnad covers 3131 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Munnad falls under Kasaragod tehsil of Kasaragod district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Munnad is Bekal Fort, about 18 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 Munnad.

Munnad is about 22 km from Kasaragod in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Munnad is in Kasaragod tehsil of Kasaragod district. Bekal Fort is about 18 km away. Kanhangad is about 20 km away. Kasaragod is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kuttikole (2.7 km), Pavoor (7.6 km) and Karivedakam (7.8 km).

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

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