About Vilakkudy Village

Vilakkudy is one of the larger villages in Pathanapuram tehsil, in the district of Kollam, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 32,995, made up of 15,504 males and 17,491 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,128 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2144 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 691508, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vilakkudy Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vilakkudy village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Kollam
Tehsil	Pathanapuram
Pincode	691508
Area (hectares)	2144 hectares
Population	32,995
Male Population	15,504
Female Population	17,491
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,128
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Vilakkudy compares

By the 2011 count Vilakkudy is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 17,555 residents. Its 2144 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1120.

Getting to Vilakkudy

Vilakkudy is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Vilakkudy 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Vilakkudy from other places

Vilakkudy lies about 34 km from Kollam, and the nearest railway station is Auvaneeswaram, about under 2 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 Vilakkudy
Nearest railway station	Auvaneeswaram	under 2 km
Nearest town	Punalūr	7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pathanapuram	34 km
District headquarters	Kollam	34 km

Villages closest to Vilakkudy

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.

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Common questions about Vilakkudy

As per the Census of India 2011, Vilakkudy village had a population of 32,995. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 17,555 residents.

Vilakkudy village has 15,504 males and 17,491 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vilakkudy has about 1128 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1120.

The pincode recorded for Vilakkudy is 691508. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vilakkudy covers 2144 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Vilakkudy falls under Pathanapuram tehsil of Kollam district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Vilakkudy is Auvaneeswaram, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Vilakkudy.

Vilakkudy is about 34 km from Kollam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vilakkudy is in Pathanapuram tehsil of Kollam district. Auvaneeswaram is about under 2 km away. Punalūr is about 7.2 km away. Pathanapuram is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.