About Vazhichal Village

Vazhichal is one of the larger villages in Neyyattinkara tehsil, in the district of Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,353, made up of 5,036 males and 5,317 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,056 females per 1000 males. The village covers 5325 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 695572, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vazhichal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vazhichal village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Thiruvananthapuram
Tehsil	Neyyattinkara
Pincode	695572
Area (hectares)	5325 hectares
Population	10,353
Male Population	5,036
Female Population	5,317
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 Vazhichal compares

By the 2011 count Vazhichal is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 25,951 residents. Its 5325 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1042.

Getting to Vazhichal

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

Vazhichal lies about 24 km from Thiruvananthapuram, and the nearest railway station is Amaravila, about 13 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 Vazhichal
Nearest town	Kulathummal	9.8 km
Nearest railway station	Amaravila	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Neyyattinkara	14 km
District headquarters	Thiruvananthapuram	24 km

Villages closest to Vazhichal

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.

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Common questions about Vazhichal

As per the Census of India 2011, Vazhichal village had a population of 10,353. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 25,951 residents.

Vazhichal village has 5,036 males and 5,317 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vazhichal has about 1056 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1042.

The pincode recorded for Vazhichal is 695572. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vazhichal covers 5325 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Vazhichal falls under Neyyattinkara tehsil of Thiruvananthapuram district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Vazhichal is Amaravila, about 13 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 Vazhichal.

Vazhichal is about 24 km from Thiruvananthapuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vazhichal is in Neyyattinkara tehsil of Thiruvananthapuram district. Kulathummal is about 9.8 km away. Amaravila is about 13 km away. Neyyattinkara is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.