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About Thazhekkad Village

Thazhekkad is one of the larger villages in Mukundapuram tehsil, in the district of Thrissur, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 13,241, made up of 6,220 males and 7,021 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,129 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1196 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 680697, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thazhekkad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thazhekkad village
Description Value
State Kerala
District Thrissur
Tehsil Mukundapuram
Pincode 680697
Area (hectares) 1196 hectares
Population 13,241
Male Population 6,220
Female Population 7,021
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,129
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Thazhekkad compares

By the 2011 count Thazhekkad is the 13th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 13,682 residents. Its 1196 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1092.

Getting to Thazhekkad

Thazhekkad is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Thazhekkad 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Thazhekkad from other places

Thazhekkad lies about 21 km from Thrissur, and the nearest railway station is Irinjalakuda, about 1.5 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 Thazhekkad
Nearest railway station Irinjalakuda 1.5 km
Nearest town Irinjālakuda 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Mukundapuram 21 km
District headquarters Thrissur 21 km

Villages closest to Thazhekkad

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 Thazhekkad

As per the Census of India 2011, Thazhekkad village had a population of 13,241. That makes it the 13th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 13,682 residents.

Thazhekkad village has 6,220 males and 7,021 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thazhekkad has about 1129 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1092.

The pincode recorded for Thazhekkad is 680697. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thazhekkad covers 1196 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Thazhekkad falls under Mukundapuram tehsil of Thrissur district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Thazhekkad is Irinjalakuda, about 1.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Thazhekkad is about 21 km from Thrissur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thazhekkad is in Mukundapuram tehsil of Thrissur district. Irinjalakuda is about 1.5 km away. Irinjālakuda is about 6.4 km away. Mukundapuram is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kallettumkara (under 2 km), Kaduppassery (1.8 km) and Pullur (3.0 km).

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

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