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About Chelakode Village

Chelakode is a large village in Talappilly tehsil, in the district of Thrissur, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,236, made up of 2,027 males and 2,209 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,090 females per 1000 males. The village covers 581 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 680587, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chelakode Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chelakode village
Description Value
State Kerala
District Thrissur
Tehsil Talappilly
Pincode 680587
Area (hectares) 581 hectares
Population 4,236
Male Population 2,027
Female Population 2,209
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,090
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chelakode compares

By the 2011 count Chelakode is the 31st largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 6,953 residents. Its 581 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1092.

Getting to Chelakode

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

Chelakode lies about 27 km from Thrissur, and the nearest railway station is Palappuram, about 7.0 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 Chelakode
Nearest railway station Palappuram 7.0 km
Nearest town Ottapalam 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Talappilly 27 km
District headquarters Thrissur 27 km

Villages closest to Chelakode

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Talappilly 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 Chelakode

As per the Census of India 2011, Chelakode village had a population of 4,236. That makes it the 31st largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,953 residents.

Chelakode village has 2,027 males and 2,209 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chelakode has about 1090 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1092.

The pincode recorded for Chelakode is 680587. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chelakode covers 581 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chelakode falls under Talappilly tehsil of Thrissur district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Chelakode is Palappuram, about 7.0 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 Chelakode.

Chelakode 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.

Chelakode is in Talappilly tehsil of Thrissur district. Palappuram is about 7.0 km away. Ottapalam is about 9.3 km away. Talappilly 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 Kondazhy (3.1 km), Venganellur (4.1 km) and Pangarappilly (4.3 km).

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

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