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About Mupliyam Village

Mupliyam is one of the larger villages in Mukundapuram tehsil, in the district of Thrissur, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,020, made up of 3,890 males and 4,130 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,062 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4043 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 680312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mupliyam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mupliyam village
Description Value
State Kerala
District Thrissur
Tehsil Mukundapuram
Pincode 680312
Area (hectares) 4043 hectares
Population 8,020
Male Population 3,890
Female Population 4,130
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,062
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mupliyam compares

By the 2011 count Mupliyam is the 24th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 13,682 residents. Its 4043 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1092.

Getting to Mupliyam

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

Mupliyam lies about 19 km from Thrissur, and the nearest railway station is Nellayi, about 7.5 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 Mupliyam
Nearest railway station Nellayi 7.5 km
Nearest town Amballūr 9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Mukundapuram 19 km
District headquarters Thrissur 19 km

Villages closest to Mupliyam

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 Mupliyam

As per the Census of India 2011, Mupliyam village had a population of 8,020. That makes it the 24th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 13,682 residents.

Mupliyam village has 3,890 males and 4,130 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mupliyam has about 1062 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 Mupliyam is 680312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mupliyam covers 4043 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mupliyam falls under Mukundapuram tehsil of Thrissur district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Mupliyam is Nellayi, about 7.5 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 Mupliyam.

Mupliyam is about 19 km from Thrissur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mupliyam is in Mukundapuram tehsil of Thrissur district. Nellayi is about 7.5 km away. Amballūr is about 9.6 km away. Mukundapuram is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nandipulam (1.9 km), Varandarappilly (2.6 km) and Mattathur (3.2 km).

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

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