About Kallara Village

Kallara is one of the larger villages in Vaikom tehsil, in the district of Kottayam, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 13,562, made up of 6,686 males and 6,876 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2748 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 686611, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kallara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kallara village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Kottayam
Tehsil	Vaikom
Pincode	686611
Area (hectares)	2748 hectares
Population	13,562
Male Population	6,686
Female Population	6,876
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,028
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kallara compares

By the 2011 count Kallara is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 17,949 residents. Its 2748 hectares work out to about 4.9 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 1034.

Getting to Kallara

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

Kallara lies about 13 km from Kottayam, and the nearest railway station is Kuruppanthara, about 5.5 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 Kallara
Nearest railway station	Kuruppanthara	5.5 km
Nearest town	Ettumānūr	9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Vaikom	11 km
District headquarters	Kottayam	13 km

Villages closest to Kallara

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 Kallara

As per the Census of India 2011, Kallara village had a population of 13,562. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 17,949 residents.

Kallara village has 6,686 males and 6,876 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kallara has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1034.

The pincode recorded for Kallara is 686611. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kallara covers 2748 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kallara falls under Vaikom tehsil of Kottayam district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Kallara is Kuruppanthara, about 5.5 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 Kallara.

Kallara is about 13 km from Kottayam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kallara is in Vaikom tehsil of Kottayam district. Kuruppanthara is about 5.5 km away. Ettumānūr is about 9.5 km away. Vaikom is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.