About Chakkuvarakkal Village

Chakkuvarakkal is one of the larger villages in Kottarakkara tehsil, in the district of Kollam, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 16,086, made up of 7,470 males and 8,616 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,153 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1760 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 691508, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chakkuvarakkal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakkuvarakkal village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Kollam
Tehsil	Kottarakkara
Pincode	691508
Area (hectares)	1760 hectares
Population	16,086
Male Population	7,470
Female Population	8,616
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,153
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chakkuvarakkal compares

By the 2011 count Chakkuvarakkal is the 23rd largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 21,409 residents. Its 1760 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1140.

Getting to Chakkuvarakkal

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

Chakkuvarakkal lies about 33 km from Kollam, and the nearest railway station is Auvaneeswaram, about 4.1 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 Chakkuvarakkal
Nearest railway station	Auvaneeswaram	4.1 km
Nearest town	Punalūr	7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kottarakkara	33 km
District headquarters	Kollam	33 km

Villages closest to Chakkuvarakkal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakkuvarakkal village had a population of 16,086. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 21,409 residents.

Chakkuvarakkal village has 7,470 males and 8,616 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakkuvarakkal has about 1153 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1140.

The pincode recorded for Chakkuvarakkal is 691508. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chakkuvarakkal covers 1760 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chakkuvarakkal falls under Kottarakkara tehsil of Kollam district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Chakkuvarakkal is Auvaneeswaram, about 4.1 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 Chakkuvarakkal.

Chakkuvarakkal is about 33 km from Kollam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chakkuvarakkal is in Kottarakkara tehsil of Kollam district. Auvaneeswaram is about 4.1 km away. Punalūr is about 7.5 km away. Kottarakkara is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.