About Chalavara Village

Chalavara is one of the larger villages in Ottappalam tehsil, in the district of Palakkad, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 23,466, made up of 11,097 males and 12,369 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,115 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2790 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 679505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chalavara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chalavara village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Palakkad
Tehsil	Ottappalam
Pincode	679505
Area (hectares)	2790 hectares
Population	23,466
Male Population	11,097
Female Population	12,369
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,115
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Chalavara compares

By the 2011 count Chalavara is the 15th largest of the 30 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 22,662 residents. Its 2790 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1105.

Getting to Chalavara

Chalavara is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Chalavara 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chalavara from other places

Chalavara lies about 39 km from Palakkad, and the nearest railway station is Vallapuzha, about 5.6 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 Chalavara
Nearest railway station	Vallapuzha	5.6 km
Nearest town	Shōranūr	7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ottappalam	10 km
District headquarters	Palakkad	39 km

Villages closest to Chalavara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chalavara village had a population of 23,466. That makes it the 15th largest of the 30 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 22,662 residents.

Chalavara village has 11,097 males and 12,369 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chalavara has about 1115 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1105.

The pincode recorded for Chalavara is 679505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chalavara covers 2790 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chalavara falls under Ottappalam tehsil of Palakkad district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Chalavara is Vallapuzha, about 5.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Chalavara is about 39 km from Palakkad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chalavara is in Ottappalam tehsil of Palakkad district. Vallapuzha is about 5.6 km away. Shōranūr is about 7.5 km away. Ottappalam is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.