About Chempu Village

Chempu is one of the larger villages in Vaikom tehsil, in the district of Kottayam, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 21,049, made up of 10,416 males and 10,633 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1842 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 686608, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chempu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chempu village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Kottayam
Tehsil	Vaikom
Pincode	686608
Area (hectares)	1842 hectares
Population	21,049
Male Population	10,416
Female Population	10,633
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,021
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chempu compares

By the 2011 count Chempu is the 5th largest of the 16 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 17,949 residents. Its 1842 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1034.

Getting to Chempu

Chempu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chempu 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chempu from other places

Chempu lies about 28 km from Kottayam, and the nearest railway station is Kanjiramattam, about 6.3 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 Chempu
Nearest railway station	Kanjiramattam	6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Vaikom	6.5 km
Nearest town	Vaikam	6.5 km
District headquarters	Kottayam	28 km

Villages closest to Chempu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Vaikom 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 Chempu

As per the Census of India 2011, Chempu village had a population of 21,049. That makes it the 5th largest of the 16 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 17,949 residents.

Chempu village has 10,416 males and 10,633 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chempu has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1034.

The pincode recorded for Chempu is 686608. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chempu covers 1842 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chempu falls under Vaikom tehsil of Kottayam district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Chempu is Kanjiramattam, about 6.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Chempu.

Chempu is about 28 km from Kottayam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chempu is in Vaikom tehsil of Kottayam district. Kanjiramattam is about 6.3 km away. Vaikom is about 6.5 km away. Vaikam is about 6.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.