About Karukachal Village

Karukachal is one of the larger villages in Changanassery tehsil, in the district of Kottayam, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 22,977, made up of 11,072 males and 11,905 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,075 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2124 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 686540, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karukachal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karukachal village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Kottayam
Tehsil	Changanassery
Pincode	686540
Area (hectares)	2124 hectares
Population	22,977
Male Population	11,072
Female Population	11,905
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,075
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Karukachal compares

By the 2011 count Karukachal is the 4th largest of the 11 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 20,704 residents. Its 2124 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 1062.

Getting to Karukachal

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

Karukachal lies about 16 km from Kottayam, and the nearest railway station is Changanasseri, about 11 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 Karukachal
Nearest town	Puthuppally	9.1 km
Nearest railway station	Changanasseri	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Changanassery	12 km
District headquarters	Kottayam	16 km

Villages closest to Karukachal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karukachal village had a population of 22,977. That makes it the 4th largest of the 11 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 20,704 residents.

Karukachal village has 11,072 males and 11,905 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karukachal has about 1075 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Karukachal is 686540. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karukachal covers 2124 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karukachal falls under Changanassery tehsil of Kottayam district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Karukachal is Changanasseri, about 11 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 Karukachal.

Karukachal is about 16 km from Kottayam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karukachal is in Changanassery tehsil of Kottayam district. Puthuppally is about 9.1 km away. Changanasseri is about 11 km away. Changanassery is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.