About Puthenchira Village

Puthenchira is one of the larger villages in Mukundapuram tehsil, in the district of Thrissur, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 21,416, made up of 9,815 males and 11,601 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,182 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2193 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 680682, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puthenchira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puthenchira village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Thrissur
Tehsil	Mukundapuram
Pincode	680682
Area (hectares)	2193 hectares
Population	21,416
Male Population	9,815
Female Population	11,601
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,182
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Puthenchira compares

By the 2011 count Puthenchira is the 7th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 13,682 residents. Its 2193 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1092.

Getting to Puthenchira

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

Puthenchira lies about 28 km from Thrissur, and the nearest railway station is Irinjalakuda, about 9.6 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 Puthenchira
Nearest town	Kodungallūr	5.9 km
Nearest railway station	Irinjalakuda	9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mukundapuram	28 km
District headquarters	Thrissur	28 km

Villages closest to Puthenchira

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 Puthenchira

As per the Census of India 2011, Puthenchira village had a population of 21,416. That makes it the 7th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 13,682 residents.

Puthenchira village has 9,815 males and 11,601 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puthenchira has about 1182 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1092.

The pincode recorded for Puthenchira is 680682. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puthenchira covers 2193 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Puthenchira falls under Mukundapuram tehsil of Thrissur district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Puthenchira is Irinjalakuda, about 9.6 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 Puthenchira.

Puthenchira is about 28 km from Thrissur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puthenchira is in Mukundapuram tehsil of Thrissur district. Kodungallūr is about 5.9 km away. Irinjalakuda is about 9.6 km away. Mukundapuram is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.