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About Painkulam Village

Painkulam is one of the larger villages in Talappilly tehsil, in the district of Thrissur, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,517, made up of 4,551 males and 4,966 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,091 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1396 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 679531, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Painkulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Painkulam village
Description Value
State Kerala
District Thrissur
Tehsil Talappilly
Pincode 679531
Area (hectares) 1396 hectares
Population 9,517
Male Population 4,551
Female Population 4,966
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,091
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Painkulam compares

By the 2011 count Painkulam is the 10th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 6,953 residents. Its 1396 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1092.

Getting to Painkulam

Painkulam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Painkulam 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Painkulam from other places

Painkulam lies about 27 km from Thrissur, and the nearest railway station is Bharathappuzha, about 1.6 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 Painkulam
Nearest railway station Bharathappuzha 1.6 km
Nearest town Shōranūr 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Talappilly 27 km
District headquarters Thrissur 27 km

Villages closest to Painkulam

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 Painkulam

As per the Census of India 2011, Painkulam village had a population of 9,517. That makes it the 10th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,953 residents.

Painkulam village has 4,551 males and 4,966 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Painkulam has about 1091 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1092.

The pincode recorded for Painkulam is 679531. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Painkulam covers 1396 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Painkulam falls under Talappilly tehsil of Thrissur district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Painkulam is Bharathappuzha, about 1.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Painkulam.

Painkulam 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.

Painkulam is in Talappilly tehsil of Thrissur district. Bharathappuzha is about 1.6 km away. Shōranūr is about 3.5 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 Cheruthuruthi (2.8 km), Panjal (3.2 km) and Killimangalam (3.5 km).

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

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