About Kairady Village

Kairady is one of the larger villages in Chittur tehsil, in the district of Palakkad, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,626, made up of 4,159 males and 4,467 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,074 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1732 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 678510, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kairady Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kairady village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Palakkad
Tehsil	Chittur
Pincode	678510
Area (hectares)	1732 hectares
Population	8,626
Male Population	4,159
Female Population	4,467
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,074
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kairady compares

By the 2011 count Kairady is the 23rd largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 13,102 residents. Its 1732 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1034.

Getting to Kairady

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

Kairady lies about 26 km from Palakkad, and the nearest railway station is Vadakannikapuram, about 16 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 Kairady
Nearest town	Alattūr	12 km
Nearest railway station	Vadakannikapuram	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chittur	25 km
District headquarters	Palakkad	26 km

Villages closest to Kairady

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kairady village had a population of 8,626. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 13,102 residents.

Kairady village has 4,159 males and 4,467 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kairady has about 1074 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1034.

The pincode recorded for Kairady is 678510. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kairady covers 1732 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kairady falls under Chittur tehsil of Palakkad district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Kairady is Vadakannikapuram, about 16 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 Kairady.

Kairady is about 26 km from Palakkad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kairady is in Chittur tehsil of Palakkad district. Alattūr is about 12 km away. Vadakannikapuram is about 16 km away. Chittur is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.