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About Kanjirakode Village

Kanjirakode is a large village in Talappilly tehsil, in the district of Thrissur, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,474, made up of 2,121 males and 2,353 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,109 females per 1000 males. The village covers 820 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 680590, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanjirakode Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanjirakode village
Description Value
State Kerala
District Thrissur
Tehsil Talappilly
Pincode 680590
Area (hectares) 820 hectares
Population 4,474
Male Population 2,121
Female Population 2,353
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,109
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kanjirakode compares

By the 2011 count Kanjirakode is the 29th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 6,953 residents. Its 820 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1092.

Getting to Kanjirakode

Kanjirakode 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 Kanjirakode 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 Kanjirakode from other places

Kanjirakode lies about 18 km from Thrissur, and the nearest railway station is Wadakancheri, about 3.0 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 Kanjirakode
Nearest railway station Wadakancheri 3.0 km
Nearest town Killannur 8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Talappilly 18 km
District headquarters Thrissur 18 km

Villages closest to Kanjirakode

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 Kanjirakode

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanjirakode village had a population of 4,474. That makes it the 29th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,953 residents.

Kanjirakode village has 2,121 males and 2,353 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanjirakode has about 1109 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1092.

The pincode recorded for Kanjirakode is 680590. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanjirakode covers 820 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanjirakode falls under Talappilly tehsil of Thrissur district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Kanjirakode is Wadakancheri, about 3.0 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 Kanjirakode.

Kanjirakode is about 18 km from Thrissur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanjirakode is in Talappilly tehsil of Thrissur district. Wadakancheri is about 3.0 km away. Killannur is about 8.5 km away. Talappilly is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chittanda (1.8 km), Kumaranellur (2.4 km) and Wadakkanchery (2.8 km).

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

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