About Vellilappally Village

Vellilappally is one of the larger villages in Meenachil tehsil, in the district of Kottayam, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 16,509, made up of 8,162 males and 8,347 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2981 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 686576, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vellilappally Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vellilappally village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Kottayam
Tehsil	Meenachil
Pincode	686576
Area (hectares)	2981 hectares
Population	16,509
Male Population	8,162
Female Population	8,347
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,023
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Vellilappally compares

By the 2011 count Vellilappally is the 8th largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 13,984 residents. Its 2981 hectares work out to about 5.5 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 Vellilappally

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

Vellilappally lies about 21 km from Kottayam, and the nearest railway station is Ettumanoor, about 14 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 Vellilappally
Nearest town	Palai	2.4 km
Nearest railway station	Ettumanoor	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Meenachil	21 km
District headquarters	Kottayam	21 km

Villages closest to Vellilappally

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 Vellilappally

As per the Census of India 2011, Vellilappally village had a population of 16,509. That makes it the 8th largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 13,984 residents.

Vellilappally village has 8,162 males and 8,347 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vellilappally has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Vellilappally is 686576. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vellilappally covers 2981 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vellilappally falls under Meenachil tehsil of Kottayam district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Vellilappally is Ettumanoor, about 14 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 Vellilappally.

Vellilappally 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.

Vellilappally is in Meenachil tehsil of Kottayam district. Palai is about 2.4 km away. Ettumanoor is about 14 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.