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About Panjal Village

Panjal is one of the larger villages in Talappilly tehsil, in the district of Thrissur, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,388, made up of 3,104 males and 3,284 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,058 females per 1000 males. The village covers 692 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 679531, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Panjal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Panjal village
Description Value
State Kerala
District Thrissur
Tehsil Talappilly
Pincode 679531
Area (hectares) 692 hectares
Population 6,388
Male Population 3,104
Female Population 3,284
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,058
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Panjal compares

By the 2011 count Panjal is the 24th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 6,953 residents. Its 692 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1092.

Getting to Panjal

Panjal 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 Panjal 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 Panjal from other places

Panjal lies about 24 km from Thrissur, and the nearest railway station is Vallathol Nagar, about 2.7 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 Panjal
Nearest railway station Vallathol Nagar 2.7 km
Nearest town Shōranūr 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Talappilly 24 km
District headquarters Thrissur 24 km

Villages closest to Panjal

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 Panjal

As per the Census of India 2011, Panjal village had a population of 6,388. That makes it the 24th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,953 residents.

Panjal village has 3,104 males and 3,284 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Panjal has about 1058 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 Panjal is 679531. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Panjal covers 692 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Panjal falls under Talappilly tehsil of Thrissur district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Panjal is Vallathol Nagar, about 2.7 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 Panjal.

Panjal is about 24 km from Thrissur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Panjal is in Talappilly tehsil of Thrissur district. Vallathol Nagar is about 2.7 km away. Shōranūr is about 5.8 km away. Talappilly is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Killimangalam (1.8 km), Painkulam (3.2 km) and Thonnurkara (3.7 km).

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

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