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About Kayakkodi Village

Kayakkodi is one of the larger villages in Vadakara tehsil, in the district of Kozhikode, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 24,578, made up of 11,627 males and 12,951 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,114 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2814 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 673508, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kayakkodi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kayakkodi village
Description Value
State Kerala
District Kozhikode
Tehsil Vadakara
Pincode 673508
Area (hectares) 2814 hectares
Population 24,578
Male Population 11,627
Female Population 12,951
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,114
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kayakkodi compares

By the 2011 count Kayakkodi is the 5th largest of the 12 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 20,004 residents. Its 2814 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Kayakkodi

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

Kayakkodi lies about 49 km from Kozhikode, and the nearest railway station is Nadapuram road, about 17 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 Kayakkodi
Nearest town Nādāpuram 7.6 km
Nearest railway station Nadapuram road 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Vadakara 18 km
District headquarters Kozhikode 49 km

Villages closest to Kayakkodi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kayakkodi village had a population of 24,578. That makes it the 5th largest of the 12 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 20,004 residents.

Kayakkodi village has 11,627 males and 12,951 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kayakkodi has about 1114 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1091.

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

Kayakkodi covers 2814 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kayakkodi falls under Vadakara tehsil of Kozhikode district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Kayakkodi is Nadapuram road, about 17 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 Kayakkodi.

Kayakkodi is about 49 km from Kozhikode in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kayakkodi is in Vadakara tehsil of Kozhikode district. Nādāpuram is about 7.6 km away. Nadapuram road is about 17 km away. Vadakara is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kunnummal (3.2 km), Narippatta (3.8 km) and Vanimel (4.4 km).

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

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