About Palakkayam Village

Palakkayam is one of the larger villages in Mannarkad tehsil, in the district of Palakkad, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,512, made up of 3,729 males and 3,783 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 9732 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 678591, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palakkayam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palakkayam village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Palakkad
Tehsil	Mannarkad
Pincode	678591
Area (hectares)	9732 hectares
Population	7,512
Male Population	3,729
Female Population	3,783
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,014
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Palakkayam compares

By the 2011 count Palakkayam is the 21st largest of the 24 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 14,565 residents. Its 9732 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 Palakkayam

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

Palakkayam lies about under 2 km from Palakkad, and the nearest railway station is Palakkad Junction, about 3.4 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 Palakkayam
Tehsil headquarters	Mannarkad	under 2 km
District headquarters	Palakkad	under 2 km
Nearest railway station	Palakkad Junction	3.4 km

Villages closest to Palakkayam

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 Palakkayam

As per the Census of India 2011, Palakkayam village had a population of 7,512. That makes it the 21st largest of the 24 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 14,565 residents.

Palakkayam village has 3,729 males and 3,783 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palakkayam has about 1014 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 Palakkayam is 678591. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palakkayam covers 9732 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Palakkayam falls under Mannarkad tehsil of Palakkad district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Palakkayam is Palakkad Junction, about 3.4 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 Palakkayam.

Palakkayam is about under 2 km from Palakkad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palakkayam is in Mannarkad tehsil of Palakkad district. Mannarkad is about under 2 km away. Palakkad is about under 2 km away. Palakkad Junction is about 3.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.