About Bharananganam Village

Bharananganam is one of the larger villages in Meenachil tehsil, in the district of Kottayam, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 17,149, made up of 8,520 males and 8,629 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3186 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 686578, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bharananganam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bharananganam village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Kottayam
Tehsil	Meenachil
Pincode	686578
Area (hectares)	3186 hectares
Population	17,149
Male Population	8,520
Female Population	8,629
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,013
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bharananganam compares

By the 2011 count Bharananganam is the 6th largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 13,984 residents. Its 3186 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Bharananganam

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

Bharananganam lies about 25 km from Kottayam, and the nearest railway station is Ettumanoor, about 20 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 Bharananganam
Nearest town	Palai	4.8 km
Nearest railway station	Ettumanoor	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Meenachil	25 km
District headquarters	Kottayam	25 km

Villages closest to Bharananganam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bharananganam village had a population of 17,149. That makes it the 6th largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 13,984 residents.

Bharananganam village has 8,520 males and 8,629 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bharananganam has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Bharananganam is 686578. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bharananganam covers 3186 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bharananganam falls under Meenachil tehsil of Kottayam district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Bharananganam is Ettumanoor, about 20 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 Bharananganam.

Bharananganam is about 25 km from Kottayam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bharananganam is in Meenachil tehsil of Kottayam district. Palai is about 4.8 km away. Ettumanoor is about 20 km away. Meenachil is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.