About Moorkkanad Village

Moorkkanad is one of the larger villages in Perinthalmanna tehsil, in the district of Malappuram, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 36,324, made up of 17,165 males and 19,159 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,116 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3064 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 679338, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Moorkkanad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Moorkkanad village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Malappuram
Tehsil	Perinthalmanna
Pincode	679338
Area (hectares)	3064 hectares
Population	36,324
Male Population	17,165
Female Population	19,159
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,116
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Moorkkanad compares

By the 2011 count Moorkkanad is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 23,731 residents. Its 3064 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1107.

Getting to Moorkkanad

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

Moorkkanad lies about 17 km from Malappuram, and the nearest railway station is Pallippuram, about 8.2 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 Moorkkanad
Nearest town	Irimbiliyam	7.8 km
Nearest railway station	Pallippuram	8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Perinthalmanna	12 km
District headquarters	Malappuram	17 km

Villages closest to Moorkkanad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Moorkkanad village had a population of 36,324. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 23,731 residents.

Moorkkanad village has 17,165 males and 19,159 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Moorkkanad has about 1116 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1107.

The pincode recorded for Moorkkanad is 679338. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Moorkkanad covers 3064 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Moorkkanad falls under Perinthalmanna tehsil of Malappuram district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Moorkkanad is Pallippuram, about 8.2 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 Moorkkanad.

Moorkkanad is about 17 km from Malappuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Moorkkanad is in Perinthalmanna tehsil of Malappuram district. Irimbiliyam is about 7.8 km away. Pallippuram is about 8.2 km away. Perinthalmanna is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.