About Onchiam Village

Onchiam is one of the larger villages in Vadakara tehsil, in the district of Kozhikode, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 28,650, made up of 13,224 males and 15,426 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,167 females per 1000 males. The village covers 873 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 673308, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Onchiam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Onchiam village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Kozhikode
Tehsil	Vadakara
Pincode	673308
Area (hectares)	873 hectares
Population	28,650
Male Population	13,224
Female Population	15,426
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,167
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Onchiam compares

By the 2011 count Onchiam is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 20,004 residents. Its 873 hectares work out to about 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Onchiam

Onchiam is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Onchiam 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Onchiam from other places

Onchiam lies about 50 km from Kozhikode, and the nearest railway station is Nadapuram road, about 1.8 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 Onchiam
Nearest railway station	Nadapuram road	1.8 km
Nearest town	Chōrōd	2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Vadakara	6.0 km
District headquarters	Kozhikode	50 km

Villages closest to Onchiam

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.

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Common questions about Onchiam

As per the Census of India 2011, Onchiam village had a population of 28,650. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 20,004 residents.

Onchiam village has 13,224 males and 15,426 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Onchiam has about 1167 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Onchiam is 673308. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Onchiam covers 873 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Onchiam falls under Vadakara tehsil of Kozhikode district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Onchiam is Nadapuram road, about 1.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Onchiam is about 50 km from Kozhikode in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Onchiam is in Vadakara tehsil of Kozhikode district. Nadapuram road is about 1.8 km away. Chōrōd is about 2.7 km away. Vadakara is about 6.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.