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About Pulakode Village

Pulakode is one of the larger villages in Talappilly tehsil, in the district of Thrissur, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,456, made up of 3,114 males and 3,342 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,073 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1623 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 680586, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pulakode Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pulakode village
Description Value
State Kerala
District Thrissur
Tehsil Talappilly
Pincode 680586
Area (hectares) 1623 hectares
Population 6,456
Male Population 3,114
Female Population 3,342
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,073
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pulakode compares

By the 2011 count Pulakode is the 23rd largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 6,953 residents. Its 1623 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1092.

Getting to Pulakode

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

Pulakode lies about 21 km from Thrissur, and the nearest railway station is Mullurcarai, about 11 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 Pulakode
Nearest railway station Mullurcarai 11 km
Nearest town Ottapalam 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Talappilly 21 km
District headquarters Thrissur 21 km

Villages closest to Pulakode

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 Pulakode

As per the Census of India 2011, Pulakode village had a population of 6,456. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,953 residents.

Pulakode village has 3,114 males and 3,342 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pulakode has about 1073 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1092.

The pincode recorded for Pulakode is 680586. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pulakode covers 1623 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pulakode falls under Talappilly tehsil of Thrissur district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Pulakode is Mullurcarai, about 11 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 Pulakode.

Pulakode is about 21 km from Thrissur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pulakode is in Talappilly tehsil of Thrissur district. Mullurcarai is about 11 km away. Ottapalam is about 14 km away. Talappilly is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pangarappilly (1.6 km), Kurumala (3.5 km) and Elanad (5.0 km).

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

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