About Vallapuzha Village

Vallapuzha is one of the larger villages in Ottappalam tehsil, in the district of Palakkad, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 28,018, made up of 13,424 males and 14,594 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,087 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2164 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 679336, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vallapuzha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vallapuzha village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Palakkad
Tehsil	Ottappalam
Pincode	679336
Area (hectares)	2164 hectares
Population	28,018
Male Population	13,424
Female Population	14,594
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,087
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Vallapuzha compares

By the 2011 count Vallapuzha is the 7th largest of the 30 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 22,662 residents. Its 2164 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1105.

Getting to Vallapuzha

Vallapuzha 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 Vallapuzha 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Vallapuzha from other places

Vallapuzha lies about 44 km from Palakkad, and the nearest railway station is Vallapuzha, about under 2 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 Vallapuzha
Nearest railway station	Vallapuzha	under 2 km
Nearest town	Ongallur-II	6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ottappalam	16 km
District headquarters	Palakkad	44 km

Villages closest to Vallapuzha

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 Vallapuzha

As per the Census of India 2011, Vallapuzha village had a population of 28,018. That makes it the 7th largest of the 30 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 22,662 residents.

Vallapuzha village has 13,424 males and 14,594 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vallapuzha has about 1087 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1105.

The pincode recorded for Vallapuzha is 679336. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vallapuzha covers 2164 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Vallapuzha falls under Ottappalam tehsil of Palakkad district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Vallapuzha is Vallapuzha, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Vallapuzha.

Vallapuzha is about 44 km from Palakkad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vallapuzha is in Ottappalam tehsil of Palakkad district. Vallapuzha is about under 2 km away. Ongallur-II is about 6.7 km away. Ottappalam is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.