About Vazhoor Village

Vazhoor is one of the larger villages in Changanassery tehsil, in the district of Kottayam, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 23,909, made up of 11,634 males and 12,275 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,055 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2860 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 686504, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vazhoor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vazhoor village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Kottayam
Tehsil	Changanassery
Pincode	686504
Area (hectares)	2860 hectares
Population	23,909
Male Population	11,634
Female Population	12,275
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,055
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Vazhoor compares

By the 2011 count Vazhoor is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 20,704 residents. Its 2860 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Vazhoor

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

Vazhoor lies about 22 km from Changanassery, and the nearest railway station is Kottayam, about 19 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 Vazhoor
Nearest town	Puthuppally	14 km
Nearest railway station	Kottayam	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Changanassery	22 km

Villages closest to Vazhoor

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 Vazhoor

As per the Census of India 2011, Vazhoor village had a population of 23,909. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 20,704 residents.

Vazhoor village has 11,634 males and 12,275 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vazhoor has about 1055 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Vazhoor is 686504. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vazhoor covers 2860 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Vazhoor falls under Changanassery tehsil of Kottayam district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Vazhoor is Kottayam, about 19 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 Vazhoor.

Vazhoor is about 22 km from Changanassery in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vazhoor is in Changanassery tehsil of Kottayam district. Puthuppally is about 14 km away. Kottayam is about 19 km away. Changanassery is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.