About Vallanghy Village

Vallanghy is one of the larger villages in Chittur tehsil, in the district of Palakkad, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 17,804, made up of 8,661 males and 9,143 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,056 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2174 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 678508, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vallanghy Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vallanghy village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Palakkad
Tehsil	Chittur
Pincode	678508
Area (hectares)	2174 hectares
Population	17,804
Male Population	8,661
Female Population	9,143
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,056
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Vallanghy compares

By the 2011 count Vallanghy is the 7th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 13,102 residents. Its 2174 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1034.

Getting to Vallanghy

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

Vallanghy lies about 20 km from Palakkad, and the nearest railway station is Vadakannikapuram, about 9.9 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 Vallanghy
Nearest railway station	Vadakannikapuram	9.9 km
Nearest town	Alattūr	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chittur	19 km
District headquarters	Palakkad	20 km

Villages closest to Vallanghy

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 Vallanghy

As per the Census of India 2011, Vallanghy village had a population of 17,804. That makes it the 7th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 13,102 residents.

Vallanghy village has 8,661 males and 9,143 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vallanghy has about 1056 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1034.

The pincode recorded for Vallanghy is 678508. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vallanghy covers 2174 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Vallanghy falls under Chittur tehsil of Palakkad district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Vallanghy is Vadakannikapuram, about 9.9 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 Vallanghy.

Vallanghy is about 20 km from Palakkad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vallanghy is in Chittur tehsil of Palakkad district. Vadakannikapuram is about 9.9 km away. Alattūr is about 10 km away. Chittur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.