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About Parlikad Village

Parlikad is a large village in Talappilly tehsil, in the district of Thrissur, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,771, made up of 2,286 males and 2,485 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,087 females per 1000 males. The village covers 379 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 680623, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parlikad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parlikad village
Description Value
State Kerala
District Thrissur
Tehsil Talappilly
Pincode 680623
Area (hectares) 379 hectares
Population 4,771
Male Population 2,286
Female Population 2,485
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,087
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Parlikad compares

By the 2011 count Parlikad is the 27th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 6,953 residents. Its 379 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1092.

Getting to Parlikad

Parlikad 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 Parlikad 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 Parlikad from other places

Parlikad lies about 13 km from Thrissur, and the nearest railway station is Wadakancheri, about 2.2 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 Parlikad
Nearest railway station Wadakancheri 2.2 km
Nearest town Killannur 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Talappilly 13 km
District headquarters Thrissur 13 km

Villages closest to Parlikad

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 Parlikad

As per the Census of India 2011, Parlikad village had a population of 4,771. That makes it the 27th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,953 residents.

Parlikad village has 2,286 males and 2,485 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parlikad has about 1087 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1092.

The pincode recorded for Parlikad is 680623. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parlikad covers 379 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Parlikad falls under Talappilly tehsil of Thrissur district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Parlikad is Wadakancheri, about 2.2 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 Parlikad.

Parlikad is about 13 km from Thrissur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parlikad is in Talappilly tehsil of Thrissur district. Wadakancheri is about 2.2 km away. Killannur is about 4.2 km away. Talappilly is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Minalur (under 2 km), Peringandoor (3.3 km) and Wadakkanchery (3.5 km).

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

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