About Athikkayam Village

Athikkayam is one of the larger villages in Ranni tehsil, in the district of Pathanamthitta, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,548, made up of 4,645 males and 4,903 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,056 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2156 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 689711, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Athikkayam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Athikkayam village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Pathanamthitta
Tehsil	Ranni
Pincode	689711
Area (hectares)	2156 hectares
Population	9,548
Male Population	4,645
Female Population	4,903
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,056
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Athikkayam compares

By the 2011 count Athikkayam is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 18,018 residents. Its 2156 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1092.

Getting to Athikkayam

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

Athikkayam lies about 15 km from Pathanamthitta, and the nearest railway station is Chengannur, about 27 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 Athikkayam
Tehsil headquarters	Ranni	15 km
District headquarters	Pathanamthitta	15 km
Nearest town	Pathanāmthitta	15 km
Nearest railway station	Chengannur	27 km

Villages closest to Athikkayam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Athikkayam village had a population of 9,548. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 18,018 residents.

Athikkayam village has 4,645 males and 4,903 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Athikkayam has about 1056 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1092.

The pincode recorded for Athikkayam is 689711. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Athikkayam covers 2156 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Athikkayam falls under Ranni tehsil of Pathanamthitta district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Athikkayam is Chengannur, about 27 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 Athikkayam.

Athikkayam is about 15 km from Pathanamthitta in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Athikkayam is in Ranni tehsil of Pathanamthitta district. Ranni is about 15 km away. Pathanamthitta is about 15 km away. Pathanāmthitta is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.