About Vakathanam Village

Vakathanam is one of the larger villages in Changanassery tehsil, in the district of Kottayam, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 19,589, made up of 9,429 males and 10,160 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,078 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1457 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 686538, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vakathanam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vakathanam village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Kottayam
Tehsil	Changanassery
Pincode	686538
Area (hectares)	1457 hectares
Population	19,589
Male Population	9,429
Female Population	10,160
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,078
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Vakathanam compares

By the 2011 count Vakathanam is the 7th largest of the 11 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 20,704 residents. Its 1457 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Vakathanam

Vakathanam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Vakathanam 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Vakathanam from other places

Vakathanam lies about 9.7 km from Kottayam, and the nearest railway station is Chingavanam, about 5.2 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 Vakathanam
Nearest town	Panachikkad	3.7 km
Nearest railway station	Chingavanam	5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Changanassery	8.8 km
District headquarters	Kottayam	9.7 km

Villages closest to Vakathanam

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 Vakathanam

As per the Census of India 2011, Vakathanam village had a population of 19,589. That makes it the 7th largest of the 11 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 20,704 residents.

Vakathanam village has 9,429 males and 10,160 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vakathanam has about 1078 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Vakathanam is 686538. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vakathanam covers 1457 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Vakathanam falls under Changanassery tehsil of Kottayam district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Vakathanam is Chingavanam, about 5.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Vakathanam.

Vakathanam is about 9.7 km from Kottayam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vakathanam is in Changanassery tehsil of Kottayam district. Panachikkad is about 3.7 km away. Chingavanam is about 5.2 km away. Changanassery is about 8.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.