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About Padavayal Village

Padavayal is one of the larger villages in Mannarkad tehsil, in the district of Palakkad, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,144, made up of 3,053 males and 3,091 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32026 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 678582, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Padavayal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Padavayal village
Description Value
State Kerala
District Palakkad
Tehsil Mannarkad
Pincode 678582
Area (hectares) 32026 hectares
Population 6,144
Male Population 3,053
Female Population 3,091
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Padavayal compares

By the 2011 count Padavayal is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 14,565 residents. Its 32026 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1055.

Getting to Padavayal

Padavayal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Padavayal as Available within <5 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 Kottoppadam Ii, Kottoppadam Iii, Kumaramputhur and Mannarkad I. 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 Padavayal

As per the Census of India 2011, Padavayal village had a population of 6,144. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 14,565 residents.

Padavayal village has 3,053 males and 3,091 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Padavayal has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1055.

The pincode recorded for Padavayal is 678582. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Padavayal covers 32026 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Padavayal falls under Mannarkad tehsil of Palakkad district in Kerala.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Padavayal.

Padavayal is in Mannarkad 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 Padavayal today is likely to be higher.

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