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About Kunnathukal Village

Kunnathukal is one of the larger villages in Neyyattinkara tehsil, in the district of Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 33,274, made up of 16,221 males and 17,053 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1775 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 695504, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kunnathukal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kunnathukal village
Description Value
State Kerala
District Thiruvananthapuram
Tehsil Neyyattinkara
Pincode 695504
Area (hectares) 1775 hectares
Population 33,274
Male Population 16,221
Female Population 17,053
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,051
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kunnathukal compares

By the 2011 count Kunnathukal is the 5th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 25,951 residents. Its 1775 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1042.

Getting to Kunnathukal

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

Kunnathukal lies about 26 km from Thiruvananthapuram, and the nearest railway station is Dhanuvachapuram, about 4.2 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 Kunnathukal
Nearest town Edaicode 4.1 km
Nearest railway station Dhanuvachapuram 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Neyyattinkara 8.4 km
District headquarters Thiruvananthapuram 26 km

Villages closest to Kunnathukal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kunnathukal village had a population of 33,274. That makes it the 5th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 25,951 residents.

Kunnathukal village has 16,221 males and 17,053 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kunnathukal has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1042.

The pincode recorded for Kunnathukal is 695504. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kunnathukal covers 1775 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kunnathukal falls under Neyyattinkara tehsil of Thiruvananthapuram district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Kunnathukal is Dhanuvachapuram, about 4.2 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 Kunnathukal.

Kunnathukal is about 26 km from Thiruvananthapuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kunnathukal is in Neyyattinkara tehsil of Thiruvananthapuram district. Edaicode is about 4.1 km away. Dhanuvachapuram is about 4.2 km away. Neyyattinkara is about 8.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parasuvaikkal (3.9 km), Parassala (5.3 km) and Vellarada (7.1 km).

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

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