About Poonjar Thekkekara Village

Poonjar Thekkekara is one of the larger villages in Meenachil tehsil, in the district of Kottayam, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 19,470, made up of 9,660 males and 9,810 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 5562 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 686582, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Poonjar Thekkekara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Poonjar Thekkekara village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Kottayam
Tehsil	Meenachil
Pincode	686582
Area (hectares)	5562 hectares
Population	19,470
Male Population	9,660
Female Population	9,810
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,016
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Poonjar Thekkekara compares

By the 2011 count Poonjar Thekkekara is the 4th largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 13,984 residents. Its 5562 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 Poonjar Thekkekara

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

Poonjar Thekkekara lies about 33 km from Kottayam, and the nearest railway station is Ettumanoor, about 29 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 Poonjar Thekkekara
Nearest town	Erāttupetta	4.0 km
Nearest railway station	Ettumanoor	29 km
Tehsil headquarters	Meenachil	33 km
District headquarters	Kottayam	33 km

Villages closest to Poonjar Thekkekara

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 Poonjar Thekkekara

As per the Census of India 2011, Poonjar Thekkekara village had a population of 19,470. That makes it the 4th largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 13,984 residents.

Poonjar Thekkekara village has 9,660 males and 9,810 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Poonjar Thekkekara has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Poonjar Thekkekara is 686582. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Poonjar Thekkekara covers 5562 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Poonjar Thekkekara falls under Meenachil tehsil of Kottayam district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Poonjar Thekkekara is Ettumanoor, about 29 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 Poonjar Thekkekara.

Poonjar Thekkekara is about 33 km from Kottayam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Poonjar Thekkekara is in Meenachil tehsil of Kottayam district. Erāttupetta is about 4.0 km away. Ettumanoor is about 29 km away. Meenachil is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Teekoy (3.3 km), Erattupetta (4.0 km) and Thalappalam (6.0 km).

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