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About Malampuzha I Village

Malampuzha I is one of the larger villages in Palakkad tehsil, in the district of Palakkad, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11,879, made up of 5,839 males and 6,040 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 17458 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 678651, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malampuzha I Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malampuzha I village
Description Value
State Kerala
District Palakkad
Tehsil Palakkad
Pincode 678651
Area (hectares) 17458 hectares
Population 11,879
Male Population 5,839
Female Population 6,040
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,034
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Malampuzha I compares

By the 2011 count Malampuzha I is the 17th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 15,929 residents. Its 17458 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1052.

Getting to Malampuzha I

Malampuzha I 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 Malampuzha I 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Malampuzha I from other places

Malampuzha I lies about 5.3 km from Palakkad, and the nearest railway station is Kottekad, about 3.1 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 Malampuzha I
Nearest railway station Kottekad 3.1 km
Nearest town Ambikāpuram 3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Palakkad 5.3 km

Villages closest to Malampuzha I

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

Common questions about Malampuzha I

As per the Census of India 2011, Malampuzha I village had a population of 11,879. That makes it the 17th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 15,929 residents.

Malampuzha I village has 5,839 males and 6,040 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malampuzha I has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1052.

The pincode recorded for Malampuzha I is 678651. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malampuzha I covers 17458 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Malampuzha I falls under Palakkad tehsil of Palakkad district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Malampuzha I is Kottekad, about 3.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Malampuzha I is about 5.3 km from Palakkad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malampuzha I is in Palakkad tehsil of Palakkad district. Kottekad is about 3.1 km away. Ambikāpuram is about 3.1 km away. Palakkad is about 5.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malampuzha Ii (under 2 km), Hemambikanagar (3.1 km) and Puthuppariyaram (4.3 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Malampuzha I today is likely to be higher.

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