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About Puzhakkattiri Village

Puzhakkattiri is one of the larger villages in Perinthalmanna tehsil, in the district of Malappuram, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 29,886, made up of 14,204 males and 15,682 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,104 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2272 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 679321, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puzhakkattiri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puzhakkattiri village
Description Value
State Kerala
District Malappuram
Tehsil Perinthalmanna
Pincode 679321
Area (hectares) 2272 hectares
Population 29,886
Male Population 14,204
Female Population 15,682
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,104
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Puzhakkattiri compares

By the 2011 count Puzhakkattiri is the 4th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 23,731 residents. Its 2272 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1107.

Getting to Puzhakkattiri

Puzhakkattiri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Puzhakkattiri 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Puzhakkattiri from other places

Puzhakkattiri lies about 11 km from Malappuram, and the nearest railway station is Angadipuram Raiway Station, about 5.9 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 Puzhakkattiri
Nearest railway station Angadipuram Raiway Station 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Perinthalmanna 7.8 km
Nearest town Perintalmanna 7.8 km
District headquarters Malappuram 11 km

Villages closest to Puzhakkattiri

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.

Common questions about Puzhakkattiri

As per the Census of India 2011, Puzhakkattiri village had a population of 29,886. That makes it the 4th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 23,731 residents.

Puzhakkattiri village has 14,204 males and 15,682 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puzhakkattiri has about 1104 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1107.

The pincode recorded for Puzhakkattiri is 679321. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puzhakkattiri covers 2272 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Puzhakkattiri falls under Perinthalmanna tehsil of Malappuram district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Puzhakkattiri is Angadipuram Raiway Station, about 5.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Puzhakkattiri is about 11 km from Malappuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puzhakkattiri is in Perinthalmanna tehsil of Malappuram district. Angadipuram Raiway Station is about 5.9 km away. Perinthalmanna is about 7.8 km away. Perintalmanna is about 7.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vadakkangara (4.5 km), Angadippuram (5.2 km) and Mankada (5.2 km).

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

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