About Kalayapuram Village

Kalayapuram is one of the larger villages in Kottarakkara tehsil, in the district of Kollam, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 20,233, made up of 9,449 males and 10,784 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,141 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1801 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 691560, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalayapuram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalayapuram village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Kollam
Tehsil	Kottarakkara
Pincode	691560
Area (hectares)	1801 hectares
Population	20,233
Male Population	9,449
Female Population	10,784
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,141
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kalayapuram compares

By the 2011 count Kalayapuram is the 15th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 21,409 residents. Its 1801 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1140.

Getting to Kalayapuram

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

Kalayapuram lies about 28 km from Kollam, and the nearest railway station is Kuri, about 5.7 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 Kalayapuram
Nearest railway station	Kuri	5.7 km
Nearest town	Kottārakara	5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kottarakkara	28 km
District headquarters	Kollam	28 km

Villages closest to Kalayapuram

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 Kalayapuram

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalayapuram village had a population of 20,233. That makes it the 15th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 21,409 residents.

Kalayapuram village has 9,449 males and 10,784 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalayapuram has about 1141 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1140.

The pincode recorded for Kalayapuram is 691560. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalayapuram covers 1801 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kalayapuram falls under Kottarakkara tehsil of Kollam district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Kalayapuram is Kuri, about 5.7 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 Kalayapuram.

Kalayapuram is about 28 km from Kollam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalayapuram is in Kottarakkara tehsil of Kollam district. Kuri is about 5.7 km away. Kottārakara is about 5.7 km away. Kottarakkara is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.