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About Vilangad Village

Vilangad is a large village in Vadakara tehsil, in the district of Kozhikode, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,778, made up of 1,930 males and 1,848 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2283 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 673506, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vilangad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vilangad village
Description Value
State Kerala
District Kozhikode
Tehsil Vadakara
Pincode 673506
Area (hectares) 2283 hectares
Population 3,778
Male Population 1,930
Female Population 1,848
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vilangad compares

By the 2011 count Vilangad is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 20,004 residents. Its 2283 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Vilangad

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

Vilangad lies about 58 km from Kozhikode, and the nearest railway station is Mukkali, about 24 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 Vilangad
Nearest town Chekkiād 14 km
Nearest railway station Mukkali 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Vadakara 27 km
District headquarters Kozhikode 58 km

Villages closest to Vilangad

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 Vilangad

As per the Census of India 2011, Vilangad village had a population of 3,778. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 20,004 residents.

Vilangad village has 1,930 males and 1,848 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vilangad has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Vilangad is 673506. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vilangad covers 2283 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Vilangad falls under Vadakara tehsil of Kozhikode district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Vilangad is Mukkali, about 24 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 Vilangad.

Vilangad is about 58 km from Kozhikode in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vilangad is in Vadakara tehsil of Kozhikode district. Chekkiād is about 14 km away. Mukkali is about 24 km away. Vadakara is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vanimel (8.8 km), Kayakkodi (9.9 km) and Narippatta (10 km).

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

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