About Thekkumkara Village

Thekkumkara is one of the larger villages in Talappilly tehsil, in the district of Thrissur, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 15,267, made up of 7,507 males and 7,760 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2187 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 680589, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thekkumkara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thekkumkara village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Thrissur
Tehsil	Talappilly
Pincode	680589
Area (hectares)	2187 hectares
Population	15,267
Male Population	7,507
Female Population	7,760
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,034
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Thekkumkara compares

By the 2011 count Thekkumkara is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 6,953 residents. Its 2187 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1092.

Getting to Thekkumkara

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

Thekkumkara lies about 26 km from Thrissur, and the nearest railway station is Irinjalakuda, about 9.9 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 Thekkumkara
Nearest town	Kodungallūr	5.8 km
Nearest railway station	Irinjalakuda	9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Talappilly	26 km
District headquarters	Thrissur	26 km

Villages closest to Thekkumkara

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 Thekkumkara

As per the Census of India 2011, Thekkumkara village had a population of 15,267. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,953 residents.

Thekkumkara village has 7,507 males and 7,760 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thekkumkara has about 1034 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 Thekkumkara is 680589. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thekkumkara covers 2187 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Thekkumkara falls under Talappilly tehsil of Thrissur district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Thekkumkara is Irinjalakuda, about 9.9 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 Thekkumkara.

Thekkumkara is about 26 km from Thrissur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thekkumkara is in Talappilly tehsil of Thrissur district. Kodungallūr is about 5.8 km away. Irinjalakuda is about 9.9 km away. Talappilly is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.