About Kadakkal Village

Kadakkal is one of the larger villages in Kottarakkara tehsil, in the district of Kollam, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 30,719, made up of 14,110 males and 16,609 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,177 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2948 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 691536, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kadakkal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kadakkal village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Kollam
Tehsil	Kottarakkara
Pincode	691536
Area (hectares)	2948 hectares
Population	30,719
Male Population	14,110
Female Population	16,609
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,177
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kadakkal compares

By the 2011 count Kadakkal is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 21,409 residents. Its 2948 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1140.

Getting to Kadakkal

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

Kadakkal lies about 26 km from Kollam, and the nearest railway station is Kottarakara, about 16 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 Kadakkal
Nearest town	Adichānallūr	11 km
Nearest railway station	Kottarakara	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kottarakkara	26 km
District headquarters	Kollam	26 km

Villages closest to Kadakkal

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 Kadakkal

As per the Census of India 2011, Kadakkal village had a population of 30,719. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 21,409 residents.

Kadakkal village has 14,110 males and 16,609 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kadakkal has about 1177 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1140.

The pincode recorded for Kadakkal is 691536. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kadakkal covers 2948 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kadakkal falls under Kottarakkara tehsil of Kollam district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Kadakkal is Kottarakara, about 16 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 Kadakkal.

Kadakkal is about 26 km from Kollam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kadakkal is in Kottarakkara tehsil of Kollam district. Adichānallūr is about 11 km away. Kottarakara is about 16 km away. Kottarakkara is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.