About Poonjar Vadakkekara Village

Poonjar Vadakkekara is one of the larger villages in Meenachil tehsil, in the district of Kottayam, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,222, made up of 4,074 males and 4,148 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3573 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 686580, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Poonjar Vadakkekara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Poonjar Vadakkekara village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Kottayam
Tehsil	Meenachil
Pincode	686580
Area (hectares)	3573 hectares
Population	8,222
Male Population	4,074
Female Population	4,148
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,018
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Poonjar Vadakkekara compares

By the 2011 count Poonjar Vadakkekara is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 13,984 residents. Its 3573 hectares work out to about 2.3 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 Vadakkekara

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

Poonjar Vadakkekara lies about 13 km from Kottayam, and the nearest railway station is Changanasseri, about 2.3 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 Vadakkekara
Nearest railway station	Changanasseri	2.3 km
Nearest town	Changanācheri	3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Meenachil	13 km
District headquarters	Kottayam	13 km

Villages closest to Poonjar Vadakkekara

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 Vadakkekara

As per the Census of India 2011, Poonjar Vadakkekara village had a population of 8,222. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 13,984 residents.

Poonjar Vadakkekara village has 4,074 males and 4,148 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Poonjar Vadakkekara has about 1018 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 Vadakkekara is 686580. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Poonjar Vadakkekara covers 3573 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Poonjar Vadakkekara is Changanasseri, about 2.3 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 Vadakkekara.

Poonjar Vadakkekara is about 13 km from Kottayam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Poonjar Vadakkekara is in Meenachil tehsil of Kottayam district. Changanasseri is about 2.3 km away. Changanācheri is about 3.2 km away. Meenachil is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Poonjar Nadubhagam (17 km), Kanakkari (17 km) and Kondoor (22 km).

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