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About Vazhappally Padinjaru Village

Vazhappally Padinjaru is one of the larger villages in Changanassery tehsil, in the district of Kottayam, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,655, made up of 5,173 males and 5,482 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,060 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1154 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 686103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vazhappally Padinjaru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vazhappally Padinjaru village
Description Value
State Kerala
District Kottayam
Tehsil Changanassery
Pincode 686103
Area (hectares) 1154 hectares
Population 10,655
Male Population 5,173
Female Population 5,482
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,060
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Vazhappally Padinjaru compares

By the 2011 count Vazhappally Padinjaru is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 20,704 residents. Its 1154 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Vazhappally Padinjaru

Vazhappally Padinjaru 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 Vazhappally Padinjaru 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Vazhappally Padinjaru from other places

Vazhappally Padinjaru lies about 41 km from Kottayam, and the nearest railway station is Mavelikkara, about 2.8 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 Vazhappally Padinjaru
Nearest railway station Mavelikkara 2.8 km
Nearest town Māvelikara 4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Changanassery 25 km
District headquarters Kottayam 41 km

Villages closest to Vazhappally Padinjaru

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.

Common questions about Vazhappally Padinjaru

As per the Census of India 2011, Vazhappally Padinjaru village had a population of 10,655. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 20,704 residents.

Vazhappally Padinjaru village has 5,173 males and 5,482 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vazhappally Padinjaru has about 1060 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Vazhappally Padinjaru is 686103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vazhappally Padinjaru covers 1154 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Vazhappally Padinjaru falls under Changanassery tehsil of Kottayam district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Vazhappally Padinjaru is Mavelikkara, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Vazhappally Padinjaru is about 41 km from Kottayam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vazhappally Padinjaru is in Changanassery tehsil of Kottayam district. Mavelikkara is about 2.8 km away. Māvelikara is about 4.4 km away. Changanassery is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paippad (23 km), Thrikkodithanam (24 km) and Changanassery (25 km).

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

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