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About Palery Village

Palery is one of the larger villages in Quilandy tehsil, in the district of Kozhikode, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 14,680, made up of 6,933 males and 7,747 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,117 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1291 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 673508, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palery Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palery village
Description Value
State Kerala
District Kozhikode
Tehsil Quilandy
Pincode 673508
Area (hectares) 1291 hectares
Population 14,680
Male Population 6,933
Female Population 7,747
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,117
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Palery compares

By the 2011 count Palery is the 12th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 17,828 residents. Its 1291 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1097.

Getting to Palery

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

Palery lies about 43 km from Kozhikode, and the nearest railway station is Iringal, about 19 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 Palery
Nearest town Āyanchēri 9.1 km
Nearest railway station Iringal 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Quilandy 23 km
District headquarters Kozhikode 43 km

Villages closest to Palery

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palery village had a population of 14,680. That makes it the 12th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 17,828 residents.

Palery village has 6,933 males and 7,747 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palery has about 1117 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1097.

The pincode recorded for Palery is 673508. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palery covers 1291 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Palery falls under Quilandy tehsil of Kozhikode district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Palery is Iringal, about 19 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 Palery.

Palery is about 43 km from Kozhikode in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palery is in Quilandy tehsil of Kozhikode district. Āyanchēri is about 9.1 km away. Iringal is about 19 km away. Quilandy is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Changaroth (4.2 km), Koothali (5.9 km) and Eravattur (6.8 km).

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

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