About Chethakkal Village

Chethakkal is one of the larger villages in Ranni tehsil, in the district of Pathanamthitta, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 15,027, made up of 7,209 males and 7,818 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,084 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4793 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 689677, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chethakkal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chethakkal village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Pathanamthitta
Tehsil	Ranni
Pincode	689677
Area (hectares)	4793 hectares
Population	15,027
Male Population	7,209
Female Population	7,818
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,084
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chethakkal compares

By the 2011 count Chethakkal is the 6th largest of the 11 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 18,018 residents. Its 4793 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1092.

Getting to Chethakkal

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

Chethakkal lies about 21 km from Pathanamthitta, and the nearest railway station is Chengannur, about 31 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 Chethakkal
Tehsil headquarters	Ranni	21 km
District headquarters	Pathanamthitta	21 km
Nearest town	Pathanāmthitta	21 km
Nearest railway station	Chengannur	31 km

Villages closest to Chethakkal

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 Chethakkal

As per the Census of India 2011, Chethakkal village had a population of 15,027. That makes it the 6th largest of the 11 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 18,018 residents.

Chethakkal village has 7,209 males and 7,818 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chethakkal has about 1084 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1092.

The pincode recorded for Chethakkal is 689677. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chethakkal covers 4793 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chethakkal falls under Ranni tehsil of Pathanamthitta district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Chethakkal is Chengannur, about 31 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 Chethakkal.

Chethakkal is about 21 km from Pathanamthitta in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chethakkal is in Ranni tehsil of Pathanamthitta district. Ranni is about 21 km away. Pathanamthitta is about 21 km away. Pathanāmthitta is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.