About Pilakkad Village

Pilakkad is a large village in Talappilly tehsil, in the district of Thrissur, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,276, made up of 1,608 males and 1,668 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1142 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 680585, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pilakkad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pilakkad village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Thrissur
Tehsil	Talappilly
Pincode	680585
Area (hectares)	1142 hectares
Population	3,276
Male Population	1,608
Female Population	1,668
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,037
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pilakkad compares

By the 2011 count Pilakkad is the 37th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 6,953 residents. Its 1142 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1092.

Getting to Pilakkad

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

How far is Pilakkad from other places

Pilakkad lies about 23 km from Thrissur, and the nearest railway station is Guruvayur, about 3.4 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 Pilakkad
Nearest railway station	Guruvayur	3.4 km
Nearest town	Guruvāyūr	3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Talappilly	23 km
District headquarters	Thrissur	23 km

Villages closest to Pilakkad

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.

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Common questions about Pilakkad

As per the Census of India 2011, Pilakkad village had a population of 3,276. That makes it the 37th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,953 residents.

Pilakkad village has 1,608 males and 1,668 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pilakkad has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1092.

The pincode recorded for Pilakkad is 680585. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pilakkad covers 1142 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pilakkad falls under Talappilly tehsil of Thrissur district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Pilakkad is Guruvayur, about 3.4 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Pilakkad.

Pilakkad is about 23 km from Thrissur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pilakkad is in Talappilly tehsil of Thrissur district. Guruvayur is about 3.4 km away. Guruvāyūr is about 3.6 km away. Talappilly is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.