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About Kiralur Village

Kiralur is a large village in Talappilly tehsil, in the district of Thrissur, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,261, made up of 1,140 males and 1,121 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 290 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 680601, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kiralur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kiralur village
Description Value
State Kerala
District Thrissur
Tehsil Talappilly
Pincode 680601
Area (hectares) 290 hectares
Population 2,261
Male Population 1,140
Female Population 1,121
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kiralur compares

By the 2011 count Kiralur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 6,953 residents. Its 290 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1092.

Getting to Kiralur

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

Kiralur lies about 16 km from Thrissur, and the nearest railway station is Guruvayur, about 5.5 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 Kiralur
Nearest railway station Guruvayur 5.5 km
Nearest town Kunnamkulam 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Talappilly 16 km
District headquarters Thrissur 16 km

Villages closest to Kiralur

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 Kiralur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kiralur village had a population of 2,261. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,953 residents.

Kiralur village has 1,140 males and 1,121 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kiralur has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1092.

The pincode recorded for Kiralur is 680601. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kiralur covers 290 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kiralur falls under Talappilly tehsil of Thrissur district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Kiralur is Guruvayur, about 5.5 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 Kiralur.

Kiralur is about 16 km from Thrissur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kiralur is in Talappilly tehsil of Thrissur district. Guruvayur is about 5.5 km away. Kunnamkulam is about 5.8 km away. Talappilly is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alur (under 2 km), Kandanassery (2.3 km) and Choondal (2.6 km).

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

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