About Chalissery Village

Chalissery is one of the larger villages in Ottappalam tehsil, in the district of Palakkad, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 24,238, made up of 11,379 males and 12,859 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,130 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1920 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 679536, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chalissery Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chalissery village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Palakkad
Tehsil	Ottappalam
Pincode	679536
Area (hectares)	1920 hectares
Population	24,238
Male Population	11,379
Female Population	12,859
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,130
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chalissery compares

By the 2011 count Chalissery is the 14th largest of the 30 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 22,662 residents. Its 1920 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1105.

Getting to Chalissery

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

Chalissery lies about 62 km from Palakkad, and the nearest railway station is Kodumunda, about 11 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 Chalissery
Nearest town	Ālankōd	5.9 km
Nearest railway station	Kodumunda	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ottappalam	32 km
District headquarters	Palakkad	62 km

Villages closest to Chalissery

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 Chalissery

As per the Census of India 2011, Chalissery village had a population of 24,238. That makes it the 14th largest of the 30 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 22,662 residents.

Chalissery village has 11,379 males and 12,859 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chalissery has about 1130 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1105.

The pincode recorded for Chalissery is 679536. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chalissery covers 1920 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chalissery falls under Ottappalam tehsil of Palakkad district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Chalissery is Kodumunda, about 11 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 Chalissery.

Chalissery is about 62 km from Palakkad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chalissery is in Ottappalam tehsil of Palakkad district. Ālankōd is about 5.9 km away. Kodumunda is about 11 km away. Ottappalam is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.