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About Thonnurkara Village

Thonnurkara is one of the larger villages in Talappilly tehsil, in the district of Thrissur, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,799, made up of 3,214 males and 3,585 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,115 females per 1000 males. The village covers 780 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 680586, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thonnurkara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thonnurkara village
Description Value
State Kerala
District Thrissur
Tehsil Talappilly
Pincode 680586
Area (hectares) 780 hectares
Population 6,799
Male Population 3,214
Female Population 3,585
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,115
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Thonnurkara compares

By the 2011 count Thonnurkara is the 19th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 6,953 residents. Its 780 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1092.

Getting to Thonnurkara

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

How far is Thonnurkara from other places

Thonnurkara lies about 22 km from Thrissur, and the nearest railway station is Mullurcarai, about 5.6 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 Thonnurkara
Nearest railway station Mullurcarai 5.6 km
Nearest town Shōranūr 9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Talappilly 22 km
District headquarters Thrissur 22 km

Villages closest to Thonnurkara

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 Thonnurkara

As per the Census of India 2011, Thonnurkara village had a population of 6,799. That makes it the 19th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,953 residents.

Thonnurkara village has 3,214 males and 3,585 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thonnurkara has about 1115 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1092.

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

Thonnurkara covers 780 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Thonnurkara falls under Talappilly tehsil of Thrissur district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Thonnurkara is Mullurcarai, about 5.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Thonnurkara.

Thonnurkara is about 22 km from Thrissur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thonnurkara is in Talappilly tehsil of Thrissur district. Mullurcarai is about 5.6 km away. Shōranūr is about 9.5 km away. Talappilly is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chelakkara (2.1 km), Kurumala (2.7 km) and Killimangalam (3.5 km).

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

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