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About Valacode Village

Valacode is a small village in Pathanapuram tehsil, in the district of Kollam, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 73, made up of 36 males and 37 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 691805, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Valacode Overview

Census 2011 figures for Valacode village
Description Value
State Kerala
District Kollam
Tehsil Pathanapuram
Pincode 691805
Area (hectares) 25 hectares
Population 73
Male Population 36
Female Population 37
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,028
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Valacode compares

By the 2011 count Valacode is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 17,555 residents. Its 25 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1120.

Getting to Valacode

Valacode is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Valacode as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Valacode from other places

Valacode lies about 31 km from Kollam, and the nearest railway station is Akathumuri, 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 Valacode
Nearest town Attingal 2.7 km
Nearest railway station Akathumuri 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathanapuram 31 km
District headquarters Kollam 31 km

Villages closest to Valacode

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pathanapuram 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 Valacode

As per the Census of India 2011, Valacode village had a population of 73. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 17,555 residents.

Valacode village has 36 males and 37 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Valacode has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1120.

The pincode recorded for Valacode is 691805. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Valacode covers 25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Valacode falls under Pathanapuram tehsil of Kollam district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Valacode is Akathumuri, about 6.4 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Valacode.

Valacode is about 31 km from Kollam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Valacode is in Pathanapuram tehsil of Kollam district. Attingal is about 2.7 km away. Akathumuri is about 6.4 km away. Pathanapuram is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Edamulackal (21 km), Arackal (26 km) and Anchal (31 km).

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

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