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About Kulakkada Village

Kulakkada is one of the larger villages in Kottarakkara tehsil, in the district of Kollam, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 15,148, made up of 7,222 males and 7,926 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,097 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1380 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 691507, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kulakkada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kulakkada village
Description Value
State Kerala
District Kollam
Tehsil Kottarakkara
Pincode 691507
Area (hectares) 1380 hectares
Population 15,148
Male Population 7,222
Female Population 7,926
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,097
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kulakkada compares

By the 2011 count Kulakkada is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 21,409 residents. Its 1380 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1140.

Getting to Kulakkada

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

Kulakkada lies about 27 km from Kollam, and the nearest railway station is Kottarakara, about 6.4 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 Kulakkada
Nearest railway station Kottarakara 6.4 km
Nearest town Kottārakara 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Kottarakkara 27 km
District headquarters Kollam 27 km

Villages closest to Kulakkada

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.

Common questions about Kulakkada

As per the Census of India 2011, Kulakkada village had a population of 15,148. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 21,409 residents.

Kulakkada village has 7,222 males and 7,926 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kulakkada has about 1097 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1140.

The pincode recorded for Kulakkada is 691507. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kulakkada covers 1380 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kulakkada falls under Kottarakkara tehsil of Kollam district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Kulakkada is Kottarakara, about 6.4 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 Kulakkada.

Kulakkada is about 27 km from Kollam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kulakkada is in Kottarakkara tehsil of Kollam district. Kottarakara is about 6.4 km away. Kottārakara is about 6.4 km away. Kottarakkara is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalayapuram (2.1 km), Puthur (4.5 km) and Mylom (4.7 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kulakkada today is likely to be higher.

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