About Palode Village

Palode is one of the larger villages in Nedumangad tehsil, in the district of Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 14,922, made up of 7,005 males and 7,917 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,130 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1786 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 695562, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palode Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palode village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Thiruvananthapuram
Tehsil	Nedumangad
Pincode	695562
Area (hectares)	1786 hectares
Population	14,922
Male Population	7,005
Female Population	7,917
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,130
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Palode compares

By the 2011 count Palode is the 21st largest of the 24 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 22,017 residents. Its 1786 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1117.

Getting to Palode

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

Palode lies about 28 km from Thiruvananthapuram, and the nearest railway station is Kaniyapuram, about 24 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 Palode
Tehsil headquarters	Nedumangad	14 km
Nearest town	Nedumangād	14 km
Nearest railway station	Kaniyapuram	24 km
District headquarters	Thiruvananthapuram	28 km

Villages closest to Palode

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Palode village had a population of 14,922. That makes it the 21st largest of the 24 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 22,017 residents.

Palode village has 7,005 males and 7,917 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palode has about 1130 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1117.

The pincode recorded for Palode is 695562. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palode covers 1786 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Palode falls under Nedumangad tehsil of Thiruvananthapuram district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Palode is Kaniyapuram, about 24 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 Palode.

Palode is about 28 km from Thiruvananthapuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palode is in Nedumangad tehsil of Thiruvananthapuram district. Nedumangad is about 14 km away. Nedumangād is about 14 km away. Kaniyapuram is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.