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About Thekkedesom Village

Thekkedesom is one of the larger villages in Chittur tehsil, in the district of Palakkad, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 13,108, made up of 6,430 males and 6,678 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,039 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2038 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 678553, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thekkedesom Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thekkedesom village
Description Value
State Kerala
District Palakkad
Tehsil Chittur
Pincode 678553
Area (hectares) 2038 hectares
Population 13,108
Male Population 6,430
Female Population 6,678
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,039
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thekkedesom compares

By the 2011 count Thekkedesom is the 12th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 13,102 residents. Its 2038 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1034.

Getting to Thekkedesom

Thekkedesom is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Thekkedesom as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Pallassana, Pattanchery, Perumatty and Puthunagaram. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Thekkedesom

As per the Census of India 2011, Thekkedesom village had a population of 13,108. That makes it the 12th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 13,102 residents.

Thekkedesom village has 6,430 males and 6,678 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thekkedesom has about 1039 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1034.

The pincode recorded for Thekkedesom is 678553. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thekkedesom covers 2038 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Thekkedesom falls under Chittur tehsil of Palakkad district in Kerala.

The census record for Thekkedesom notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Thekkedesom.

Thekkedesom is in Chittur tehsil of Palakkad district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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