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About Vellikulangara Village

Vellikulangara is one of the larger villages in Mukundapuram tehsil, in the district of Thrissur, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 16,854, made up of 8,275 males and 8,579 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 6429 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 680699, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vellikulangara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vellikulangara village
Description Value
State Kerala
District Thrissur
Tehsil Mukundapuram
Pincode 680699
Area (hectares) 6429 hectares
Population 16,854
Male Population 8,275
Female Population 8,579
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,037
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vellikulangara compares

By the 2011 count Vellikulangara is the 10th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 13,682 residents. Its 6429 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1092.

Getting to Vellikulangara

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

Vellikulangara lies about 27 km from Thrissur, and the nearest railway station is Chalakudi, about 12 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 Vellikulangara
Nearest town Kizhake Chālakudi 10 km
Nearest railway station Chalakudi 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Mukundapuram 27 km
District headquarters Thrissur 27 km

Villages closest to Vellikulangara

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 Vellikulangara

As per the Census of India 2011, Vellikulangara village had a population of 16,854. That makes it the 10th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 13,682 residents.

Vellikulangara village has 8,275 males and 8,579 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vellikulangara has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1092.

The pincode recorded for Vellikulangara is 680699. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vellikulangara covers 6429 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vellikulangara falls under Mukundapuram tehsil of Thrissur district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Vellikulangara is Chalakudi, about 12 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 Vellikulangara.

Vellikulangara is about 27 km from Thrissur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vellikulangara is in Mukundapuram tehsil of Thrissur district. Kizhake Chālakudi is about 10 km away. Chalakudi is about 12 km away. Mukundapuram is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mattathur (6.2 km), Elanjipra (7.0 km) and Mupliyam (8.0 km).

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

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