About Pooyappally Village

Pooyappally is one of the larger villages in Kottarakkara tehsil, in the district of Kollam, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 24,447, made up of 11,445 males and 13,002 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,136 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2215 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 691537, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pooyappally Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pooyappally village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Kollam
Tehsil	Kottarakkara
Pincode	691537
Area (hectares)	2215 hectares
Population	24,447
Male Population	11,445
Female Population	13,002
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,136
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Pooyappally compares

By the 2011 count Pooyappally is the 8th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 21,409 residents. Its 2215 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 Pooyappally

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

Pooyappally lies about 20 km from Kollam, and the nearest railway station is Ezhukone, about 9.5 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 Pooyappally
Nearest town	Adichānallūr	6.0 km
Nearest railway station	Ezhukone	9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kottarakkara	20 km
District headquarters	Kollam	20 km

Villages closest to Pooyappally

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 Pooyappally

As per the Census of India 2011, Pooyappally village had a population of 24,447. That makes it the 8th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 21,409 residents.

Pooyappally village has 11,445 males and 13,002 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pooyappally has about 1136 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1140.

The pincode recorded for Pooyappally is 691537. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pooyappally covers 2215 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pooyappally falls under Kottarakkara tehsil of Kollam district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Pooyappally is Ezhukone, about 9.5 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 Pooyappally.

Pooyappally is about 20 km from Kollam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pooyappally is in Kottarakkara tehsil of Kollam district. Adichānallūr is about 6.0 km away. Ezhukone is about 9.5 km away. Kottarakkara is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.