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About Puliyannoor Village

Puliyannoor is one of the larger villages in Meenachil tehsil, in the district of Kottayam, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 15,414, made up of 7,487 males and 7,927 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,059 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1930 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 686597, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puliyannoor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puliyannoor village
Description Value
State Kerala
District Kottayam
Tehsil Meenachil
Pincode 686597
Area (hectares) 1930 hectares
Population 15,414
Male Population 7,487
Female Population 7,927
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,059
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Puliyannoor compares

By the 2011 count Puliyannoor is the 11th largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 13,984 residents. Its 1930 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Puliyannoor

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

Puliyannoor lies about 20 km from Kottayam, and the nearest railway station is Ettumanoor, about 12 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 Puliyannoor
Nearest town Palai 3.1 km
Nearest railway station Ettumanoor 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Meenachil 20 km
District headquarters Kottayam 20 km

Villages closest to Puliyannoor

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 Puliyannoor

As per the Census of India 2011, Puliyannoor village had a population of 15,414. That makes it the 11th largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 13,984 residents.

Puliyannoor village has 7,487 males and 7,927 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puliyannoor has about 1059 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Puliyannoor is 686597. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puliyannoor covers 1930 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Puliyannoor falls under Meenachil tehsil of Kottayam district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Puliyannoor is Ettumanoor, about 12 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 Puliyannoor.

Puliyannoor is about 20 km from Kottayam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puliyannoor is in Meenachil tehsil of Kottayam district. Palai is about 3.1 km away. Ettumanoor is about 12 km away. Meenachil is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vallichira (2.0 km), Vellilappally (2.4 km) and Meenachil (4.4 km).

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

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