About Chengallur Village

Chengallur is one of the larger villages in Mukundapuram tehsil, in the district of Thrissur, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,760, made up of 5,180 males and 5,580 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,077 females per 1000 males. The village covers 902 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 680312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chengallur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chengallur village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Thrissur
Tehsil	Mukundapuram
Pincode	680312
Area (hectares)	902 hectares
Population	10,760
Male Population	5,180
Female Population	5,580
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,077
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chengallur compares

By the 2011 count Chengallur is the 17th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 13,682 residents. Its 902 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1092.

Getting to Chengallur

Chengallur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chengallur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chengallur from other places

Chengallur lies about 15 km from Thrissur, and the nearest railway station is Nellayi, about 1.6 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 Chengallur
Nearest railway station	Nellayi	1.6 km
Nearest town	Amballūr	4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mukundapuram	15 km
District headquarters	Thrissur	15 km

Villages closest to Chengallur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chengallur village had a population of 10,760. That makes it the 17th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 13,682 residents.

Chengallur village has 5,180 males and 5,580 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chengallur has about 1077 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 Chengallur is 680312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chengallur covers 902 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chengallur falls under Mukundapuram tehsil of Thrissur district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Chengallur is Nellayi, about 1.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Chengallur.

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

Chengallur is in Mukundapuram tehsil of Thrissur district. Nellayi is about 1.6 km away. Amballūr is about 4.6 km away. Mukundapuram is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.