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About Teekoy Village

Teekoy is one of the larger villages in Meenachil tehsil, in the district of Kottayam, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,418, made up of 4,792 males and 4,626 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3227 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 685580, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Teekoy Overview

Census 2011 figures for Teekoy village
Description Value
State Kerala
District Kottayam
Tehsil Meenachil
Pincode 685580
Area (hectares) 3227 hectares
Population 9,418
Male Population 4,792
Female Population 4,626
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Teekoy compares

By the 2011 count Teekoy is the 19th largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 13,984 residents. Its 3227 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Teekoy

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

Teekoy lies about 34 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 Teekoy
Nearest town Erāttupetta 4.1 km
Nearest railway station Ettumanoor 29 km
Tehsil headquarters Meenachil 34 km
District headquarters Kottayam 34 km

Villages closest to Teekoy

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 Teekoy

As per the Census of India 2011, Teekoy village had a population of 9,418. That makes it the 19th largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 13,984 residents.

Teekoy village has 4,792 males and 4,626 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Teekoy has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Teekoy is 685580. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Teekoy covers 3227 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Teekoy falls under Meenachil tehsil of Kottayam district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Teekoy 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 Teekoy.

Teekoy is about 34 km from Kottayam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Teekoy is in Meenachil tehsil of Kottayam district. Erāttupetta is about 4.1 km away. Ettumanoor is about 29 km away. Meenachil is about 34 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 Thekkekara (3.3 km), Erattupetta (4.1 km) and Thalappalam (5.4 km).

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

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