About Thalappalam Village

Thalappalam is one of the larger villages in Meenachil tehsil, in the district of Kottayam, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,435, made up of 4,722 males and 4,713 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1843 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 686579, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thalappalam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thalappalam village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Kottayam
Tehsil	Meenachil
Pincode	686579
Area (hectares)	1843 hectares
Population	9,435
Male Population	4,722
Female Population	4,713
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	998
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Thalappalam compares

By the 2011 count Thalappalam is the 18th largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 13,984 residents. Its 1843 hectares work out to about 5.1 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 a little below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Thalappalam

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

Thalappalam lies about 29 km from Kottayam, and the nearest railway station is Ettumanoor, about 24 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 Thalappalam
Nearest town	Erāttupetta	2.0 km
Nearest railway station	Ettumanoor	24 km
Tehsil headquarters	Meenachil	29 km
District headquarters	Kottayam	29 km

Villages closest to Thalappalam

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 Thalappalam

As per the Census of India 2011, Thalappalam village had a population of 9,435. That makes it the 18th largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 13,984 residents.

Thalappalam village has 4,722 males and 4,713 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thalappalam has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Thalappalam is 686579. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thalappalam covers 1843 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thalappalam falls under Meenachil tehsil of Kottayam district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Thalappalam is Ettumanoor, about 24 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 Thalappalam.

Thalappalam is about 29 km from Kottayam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thalappalam is in Meenachil tehsil of Kottayam district. Erāttupetta is about 2.0 km away. Ettumanoor is about 24 km away. Meenachil is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.