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About Cheruvally Village

Cheruvally is one of the larger villages in Kanjirappally tehsil, in the district of Kottayam, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,447, made up of 3,197 males and 3,250 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1120 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 686506, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Cheruvally Overview

Census 2011 figures for Cheruvally village
Description Value
State Kerala
District Kottayam
Tehsil Kanjirappally
Pincode 686506
Area (hectares) 1120 hectares
Population 6,447
Male Population 3,197
Female Population 3,250
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Cheruvally compares

By the 2011 count Cheruvally is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 22,504 residents. Its 1120 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1035.

Getting to Cheruvally

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

Cheruvally lies about 28 km from Kottayam, and the nearest railway station is Thiruvalla, about 25 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 Cheruvally
Nearest town Erāttupetta 19 km
Nearest railway station Thiruvalla 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Kanjirappally 28 km
District headquarters Kottayam 28 km

Villages closest to Cheruvally

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Cheruvally village had a population of 6,447. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 22,504 residents.

Cheruvally village has 3,197 males and 3,250 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Cheruvally has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1035.

The pincode recorded for Cheruvally is 686506. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Cheruvally covers 1120 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Cheruvally falls under Kanjirappally tehsil of Kottayam district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Cheruvally is Thiruvalla, about 25 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 Cheruvally.

Cheruvally is about 28 km from Kottayam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Cheruvally is in Kanjirappally tehsil of Kottayam district. Erāttupetta is about 19 km away. Thiruvalla is about 25 km away. Kanjirappally is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chirakkadavu (2.3 km), Manimala (3.2 km) and Kanjirappally (5.3 km).

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

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