About Valakam Village

Valakam is one of the larger villages in Kottarakkara tehsil, in the district of Kollam, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 16,384, made up of 7,770 males and 8,614 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,109 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1781 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 691532, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Valakam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Valakam village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Kollam
Tehsil	Kottarakkara
Pincode	691532
Area (hectares)	1781 hectares
Population	16,384
Male Population	7,770
Female Population	8,614
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,109
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Valakam compares

By the 2011 count Valakam is the 21st largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 21,409 residents. Its 1781 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1140.

Getting to Valakam

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

Valakam lies about 30 km from Kollam, and the nearest railway station is Auvaneeswaram, about 9.0 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 Valakam
Nearest railway station	Auvaneeswaram	9.0 km
Nearest town	Kottārakara	9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kottarakkara	30 km
District headquarters	Kollam	30 km

Villages closest to Valakam

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 Valakam

As per the Census of India 2011, Valakam village had a population of 16,384. That makes it the 21st largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 21,409 residents.

Valakam village has 7,770 males and 8,614 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Valakam has about 1109 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1140.

The pincode recorded for Valakam is 691532. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Valakam covers 1781 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Valakam falls under Kottarakkara tehsil of Kollam district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Valakam is Auvaneeswaram, about 9.0 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 Valakam.

Valakam is about 30 km from Kollam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Valakam is in Kottarakkara tehsil of Kollam district. Auvaneeswaram is about 9.0 km away. Kottārakara is about 9.3 km away. Kottarakkara is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.