About Karakurissi Village

Karakurissi is one of the larger villages in Mannarkad tehsil, in the district of Palakkad, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 27,999, made up of 13,411 males and 14,588 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,088 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3036 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 678595, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karakurissi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karakurissi village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Palakkad
Tehsil	Mannarkad
Pincode	678595
Area (hectares)	3036 hectares
Population	27,999
Male Population	13,411
Female Population	14,588
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,088
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Karakurissi compares

By the 2011 count Karakurissi is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 14,565 residents. Its 3036 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1055.

Getting to Karakurissi

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

Karakurissi lies about 25 km from Palakkad, and the nearest railway station is Parali, 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 Karakurissi
Nearest town	Mannārakkāt	7.6 km
Nearest railway station	Parali	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mannarkad	25 km
District headquarters	Palakkad	25 km

Villages closest to Karakurissi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karakurissi village had a population of 27,999. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 14,565 residents.

Karakurissi village has 13,411 males and 14,588 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karakurissi has about 1088 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1055.

The pincode recorded for Karakurissi is 678595. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karakurissi covers 3036 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karakurissi falls under Mannarkad tehsil of Palakkad district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Karakurissi is Parali, 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 Karakurissi.

Karakurissi is about 25 km from Palakkad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karakurissi is in Mannarkad tehsil of Palakkad district. Mannārakkāt is about 7.6 km away. Parali is about 16 km away. Mannarkad is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.