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About Njeezhoor Village

Njeezhoor is one of the larger villages in Vaikom tehsil, in the district of Kottayam, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 17,608, made up of 8,777 males and 8,831 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2891 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 686612, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Njeezhoor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Njeezhoor village
Description Value
State Kerala
District Kottayam
Tehsil Vaikom
Pincode 686612
Area (hectares) 2891 hectares
Population 17,608
Male Population 8,777
Female Population 8,831
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Njeezhoor compares

By the 2011 count Njeezhoor is the 9th largest of the 16 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 17,949 residents. Its 2891 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1034.

Getting to Njeezhoor

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

Njeezhoor lies about 23 km from Kottayam, and the nearest railway station is Kaduturutty, about 5.6 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 Njeezhoor
Nearest railway station Kaduturutty 5.6 km
Nearest town Piravam 8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Vaikom 15 km
District headquarters Kottayam 23 km

Villages closest to Njeezhoor

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.

Common questions about Njeezhoor

As per the Census of India 2011, Njeezhoor village had a population of 17,608. That makes it the 9th largest of the 16 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 17,949 residents.

Njeezhoor village has 8,777 males and 8,831 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Njeezhoor has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1034.

The pincode recorded for Njeezhoor is 686612. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Njeezhoor covers 2891 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Njeezhoor falls under Vaikom tehsil of Kottayam district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Njeezhoor is Kaduturutty, about 5.6 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 Njeezhoor.

Njeezhoor is about 23 km from Kottayam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Njeezhoor is in Vaikom tehsil of Kottayam district. Kaduturutty is about 5.6 km away. Piravam is about 8.7 km away. Vaikom is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kaduthuruthy (4.8 km), Muttuchira (5.1 km) and Manjoor (7.2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Njeezhoor today is likely to be higher.

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