About Chirakkadavu Village

Chirakkadavu is one of the larger villages in Kanjirappally tehsil, in the district of Kottayam, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 29,717, made up of 14,430 males and 15,287 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,059 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2761 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 686506, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chirakkadavu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chirakkadavu village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Kottayam
Tehsil	Kanjirappally
Pincode	686506
Area (hectares)	2761 hectares
Population	29,717
Male Population	14,430
Female Population	15,287
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,059
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chirakkadavu compares

By the 2011 count Chirakkadavu is the 4th largest of the 12 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 22,504 residents. Its 2761 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1035.

Getting to Chirakkadavu

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

Chirakkadavu lies about 30 km from Kottayam, and the nearest railway station is Thiruvalla, about 27 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 Chirakkadavu
Nearest town	Erāttupetta	18 km
Nearest railway station	Thiruvalla	27 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kanjirappally	30 km
District headquarters	Kottayam	30 km

Villages closest to Chirakkadavu

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.

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Common questions about Chirakkadavu

As per the Census of India 2011, Chirakkadavu village had a population of 29,717. That makes it the 4th largest of the 12 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 22,504 residents.

Chirakkadavu village has 14,430 males and 15,287 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chirakkadavu has about 1059 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1035.

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

Chirakkadavu covers 2761 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chirakkadavu falls under Kanjirappally tehsil of Kottayam district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Chirakkadavu is Thiruvalla, about 27 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 Chirakkadavu.

Chirakkadavu is about 30 km from Kottayam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chirakkadavu is in Kanjirappally tehsil of Kottayam district. Erāttupetta is about 18 km away. Thiruvalla is about 27 km away. Kanjirappally is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.