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About Chowwannur Village

Chowwannur is one of the larger villages in Talappilly tehsil, in the district of Thrissur, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,907, made up of 3,244 males and 3,663 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,129 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 680517, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chowwannur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chowwannur village
Description Value
State Kerala
District Thrissur
Tehsil Talappilly
Pincode 680517
Area (hectares) 126 hectares
Population 6,907
Male Population 3,244
Female Population 3,663
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,129
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chowwannur compares

By the 2011 count Chowwannur is the 18th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 6,953 residents. Its 126 hectares work out to about 55 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1092.

Getting to Chowwannur

Chowwannur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chowwannur as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Chowwannur from other places

Chowwannur lies about 24 km from Thrissur, and the nearest railway station is Guruvayur, about 4.9 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 Chowwannur
Nearest town Kunnamkulam 3.8 km
Nearest railway station Guruvayur 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Talappilly 24 km
District headquarters Thrissur 24 km

Villages closest to Chowwannur

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 Chowwannur

As per the Census of India 2011, Chowwannur village had a population of 6,907. That makes it the 18th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,953 residents.

Chowwannur village has 3,244 males and 3,663 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chowwannur 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 Chowwannur is 680517. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chowwannur covers 126 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 55 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chowwannur falls under Talappilly tehsil of Thrissur district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Chowwannur is Guruvayur, about 4.9 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chowwannur.

Chowwannur is about 24 km from Thrissur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chowwannur is in Talappilly tehsil of Thrissur district. Kunnamkulam is about 3.8 km away. Guruvayur is about 4.9 km away. Talappilly is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pilakkad (1.5 km), Kanipayyur (4.9 km) and Pazhanji (5.8 km).

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

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