About Vallichira Village

Vallichira is one of the larger villages in Meenachil tehsil, in the district of Kottayam, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 13,716, made up of 6,834 males and 6,882 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2221 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 686574, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vallichira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vallichira village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Kottayam
Tehsil	Meenachil
Pincode	686574
Area (hectares)	2221 hectares
Population	13,716
Male Population	6,834
Female Population	6,882
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,007
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Vallichira compares

By the 2011 count Vallichira is the 13th largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 13,984 residents. Its 2221 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Vallichira

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

Vallichira lies about 21 km from Kottayam, and the nearest railway station is Ettumanoor, about 13 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 Vallichira
Nearest town	Palai	3.5 km
Nearest railway station	Ettumanoor	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Meenachil	21 km
District headquarters	Kottayam	21 km

Villages closest to Vallichira

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 Vallichira

As per the Census of India 2011, Vallichira village had a population of 13,716. That makes it the 13th largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 13,984 residents.

Vallichira village has 6,834 males and 6,882 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vallichira has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Vallichira is 686574. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vallichira covers 2221 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Vallichira falls under Meenachil tehsil of Kottayam district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Vallichira is Ettumanoor, about 13 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 Vallichira.

Vallichira is about 21 km from Kottayam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vallichira is in Meenachil tehsil of Kottayam district. Palai is about 3.5 km away. Ettumanoor is about 13 km away. Meenachil is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.