About Vilayur Village

Vilayur is one of the larger villages in Ottappalam tehsil, in the district of Palakkad, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 23,389, made up of 10,831 males and 12,558 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,159 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1778 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 679309, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vilayur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vilayur village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Palakkad
Tehsil	Ottappalam
Pincode	679309
Area (hectares)	1778 hectares
Population	23,389
Male Population	10,831
Female Population	12,558
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,159
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Vilayur compares

By the 2011 count Vilayur is the 16th largest of the 30 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 22,662 residents. Its 1778 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 Vilayur

Vilayur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Vilayur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Vilayur from other places

Vilayur lies about 53 km from Palakkad, and the nearest railway station is Cherukara, about 5.5 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 Vilayur
Nearest railway station	Cherukara	5.5 km
Nearest town	Muthutala	7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ottappalam	25 km
District headquarters	Palakkad	53 km

Villages closest to Vilayur

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 Vilayur

As per the Census of India 2011, Vilayur village had a population of 23,389. That makes it the 16th largest of the 30 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 22,662 residents.

Vilayur village has 10,831 males and 12,558 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vilayur has about 1159 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1105.

The pincode recorded for Vilayur is 679309. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vilayur covers 1778 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Vilayur falls under Ottappalam tehsil of Palakkad district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Vilayur is Cherukara, about 5.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Vilayur is about 53 km from Palakkad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vilayur is in Ottappalam tehsil of Palakkad district. Cherukara is about 5.5 km away. Muthutala is about 7.4 km away. Ottappalam is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.