About Thazhava Village

Thazhava is one of the larger villages in Karunagappally tehsil, in the district of Kollam, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 23,341, made up of 10,818 males and 12,523 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,158 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1194 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 690539, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thazhava Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thazhava village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Kollam
Tehsil	Karunagappally
Pincode	690539
Area (hectares)	1194 hectares
Population	23,341
Male Population	10,818
Female Population	12,523
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,158
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Thazhava compares

By the 2011 count Thazhava is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 24,065 residents. Its 1194 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1113.

Getting to Thazhava

Thazhava is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Thazhava 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Thazhava from other places

Thazhava lies about 24 km from Kollam, and the nearest railway station is Karunagapalli railway station, about 3.6 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 Thazhava
Tehsil headquarters	Karunagappally	2.0 km
Nearest town	Karungappalli	2.0 km
Nearest railway station	Karunagapalli railway station	3.6 km
District headquarters	Kollam	24 km

Villages closest to Thazhava

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Thazhava village had a population of 23,341. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 24,065 residents.

Thazhava village has 10,818 males and 12,523 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thazhava has about 1158 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1113.

The pincode recorded for Thazhava is 690539. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thazhava covers 1194 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Thazhava falls under Karunagappally tehsil of Kollam district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Thazhava is Karunagapalli railway station, about 3.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Thazhava.

Thazhava is about 24 km from Kollam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thazhava is in Karunagappally tehsil of Kollam district. Karunagappally is about 2.0 km away. Karungappalli is about 2.0 km away. Karunagapalli railway station is about 3.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.