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About Karalam Village

Karalam is one of the larger villages in Mukundapuram tehsil, in the district of Thrissur, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 16,594, made up of 7,684 males and 8,910 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,160 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1430 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 680701, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karalam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karalam village
Description Value
State Kerala
District Thrissur
Tehsil Mukundapuram
Pincode 680701
Area (hectares) 1430 hectares
Population 16,594
Male Population 7,684
Female Population 8,910
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,160
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karalam compares

By the 2011 count Karalam is the 11th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 13,682 residents. Its 1430 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1092.

Getting to Karalam

Karalam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Karalam as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Karalam from other places

Karalam lies about 13 km from Thrissur, and the nearest railway station is Pudukad, about 8.3 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 Karalam
Nearest town Irinjālakuda 7.3 km
Nearest railway station Pudukad 8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Mukundapuram 13 km
District headquarters Thrissur 13 km

Villages closest to Karalam

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.

Common questions about Karalam

As per the Census of India 2011, Karalam village had a population of 16,594. That makes it the 11th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 13,682 residents.

Karalam village has 7,684 males and 8,910 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karalam has about 1160 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1092.

The pincode recorded for Karalam is 680701. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karalam covers 1430 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karalam falls under Mukundapuram tehsil of Thrissur district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Karalam is Pudukad, about 8.3 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Karalam.

Karalam is about 13 km from Thrissur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karalam is in Mukundapuram tehsil of Thrissur district. Irinjālakuda is about 7.3 km away. Pudukad is about 8.3 km away. Mukundapuram is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Porathissery (3.4 km), Kizhakkummuri (3.9 km) and Kattur (4.1 km).

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

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