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About Monippally Village

Monippally is one of the larger villages in Meenachil tehsil, in the district of Kottayam, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,733, made up of 5,253 males and 5,480 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2081 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 686636, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Monippally Overview

Census 2011 figures for Monippally village
Description Value
State Kerala
District Kottayam
Tehsil Meenachil
Pincode 686636
Area (hectares) 2081 hectares
Population 10,733
Male Population 5,253
Female Population 5,480
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,043
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Monippally compares

By the 2011 count Monippally is the 15th largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 13,984 residents. Its 2081 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Monippally

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

Monippally lies about 25 km from Kottayam, and the nearest railway station is Kuruppanthara, about 11 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 Monippally
Nearest town Piravam 10 km
Nearest railway station Kuruppanthara 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Meenachil 25 km
District headquarters Kottayam 25 km

Villages closest to Monippally

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.

Common questions about Monippally

As per the Census of India 2011, Monippally village had a population of 10,733. That makes it the 15th largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 13,984 residents.

Monippally village has 5,253 males and 5,480 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Monippally has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Monippally is 686636. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Monippally covers 2081 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Monippally falls under Meenachil tehsil of Kottayam district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Monippally is Kuruppanthara, about 11 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 Monippally.

Monippally 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.

Monippally is in Meenachil tehsil of Kottayam district. Piravam is about 10 km away. Kuruppanthara is about 11 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.

The closest recorded villages are Veliyannoor (4.2 km), Uzhavoor (4.5 km) and Kurichithanam (5.7 km).

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

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