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About Channappetta Village

Channappetta is one of the larger villages in Pathanapuram tehsil, in the district of Kollam, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,518, made up of 3,946 males and 4,572 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,159 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2440 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 691311, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Channappetta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Channappetta village
Description Value
State Kerala
District Kollam
Tehsil Pathanapuram
Pincode 691311
Area (hectares) 2440 hectares
Population 8,518
Male Population 3,946
Female Population 4,572
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,159
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Channappetta compares

By the 2011 count Channappetta is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 17,555 residents. Its 2440 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1120.

Getting to Channappetta

Channappetta is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Channappetta 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. The nearest villages by name are Alayamon, Anchal, Arackal and Arienkavu. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Channappetta

As per the Census of India 2011, Channappetta village had a population of 8,518. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 17,555 residents.

Channappetta village has 3,946 males and 4,572 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Channappetta has about 1159 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1120.

The pincode recorded for Channappetta is 691311. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Channappetta covers 2440 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Channappetta falls under Pathanapuram tehsil of Kollam district in Kerala.

The census record for Channappetta notes the nearest railway station 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 Channappetta.

Channappetta is in Pathanapuram tehsil of Kollam district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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