About Elackad Village

Elackad is one of the larger villages in Meenachil tehsil, in the district of Kottayam, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 13,333, made up of 6,587 males and 6,746 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2311 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 686635, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Elackad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Elackad village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Kottayam
Tehsil	Meenachil
Pincode	686635
Area (hectares)	2311 hectares
Population	13,333
Male Population	6,587
Female Population	6,746
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,024
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Elackad compares

By the 2011 count Elackad is the 14th largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 13,984 residents. Its 2311 hectares work out to about 5.8 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 Elackad

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

Elackad lies about 19 km from Kottayam, and the nearest railway station is Kuruppanthara, about 9.0 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 Elackad
Nearest town	Ettumanoor	8.5 km
Nearest railway station	Kuruppanthara	9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Meenachil	19 km
District headquarters	Kottayam	19 km

Villages closest to Elackad

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 Elackad

As per the Census of India 2011, Elackad village had a population of 13,333. That makes it the 14th largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 13,984 residents.

Elackad village has 6,587 males and 6,746 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Elackad has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Elackad is 686635. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Elackad covers 2311 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Elackad falls under Meenachil tehsil of Kottayam district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Elackad is Kuruppanthara, about 9.0 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 Elackad.

Elackad is about 19 km from Kottayam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Elackad is in Meenachil tehsil of Kottayam district. Ettumanoor is about 8.5 km away. Kuruppanthara is about 9.0 km away. Meenachil is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.