About Kappur Village

Kappur is one of the larger villages in Ottappalam tehsil, in the district of Palakkad, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 31,337, made up of 14,579 males and 16,758 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,149 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2352 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 679552, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kappur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kappur village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Palakkad
Tehsil	Ottappalam
Pincode	679552
Area (hectares)	2352 hectares
Population	31,337
Male Population	14,579
Female Population	16,758
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,149
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kappur compares

By the 2011 count Kappur is the 5th largest of the 30 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 22,662 residents. Its 2352 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1105.

Getting to Kappur

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

Kappur lies about 64 km from Palakkad, and the nearest railway station is Perashshannur, about 8.3 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 Kappur
Nearest town	Ālankōd	3.8 km
Nearest railway station	Perashshannur	8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ottappalam	34 km
District headquarters	Palakkad	64 km

Villages closest to Kappur

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 Kappur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kappur village had a population of 31,337. That makes it the 5th largest of the 30 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 22,662 residents.

Kappur village has 14,579 males and 16,758 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kappur has about 1149 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1105.

The pincode recorded for Kappur is 679552. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kappur covers 2352 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kappur falls under Ottappalam tehsil of Palakkad district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Kappur is Perashshannur, about 8.3 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 Kappur.

Kappur is about 64 km from Palakkad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kappur is in Ottappalam tehsil of Palakkad district. Ālankōd is about 3.8 km away. Perashshannur is about 8.3 km away. Ottappalam is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.