About Vadakkethara Village

Vadakkethara is one of the larger villages in Talappilly tehsil, in the district of Thrissur, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,261, made up of 4,963 males and 5,298 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,067 females per 1000 males. The village covers 935 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 680587, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vadakkethara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vadakkethara village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Thrissur
Tehsil	Talappilly
Pincode	680587
Area (hectares)	935 hectares
Population	10,261
Male Population	4,963
Female Population	5,298
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,067
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Vadakkethara compares

By the 2011 count Vadakkethara is the 8th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 6,953 residents. Its 935 hectares work out to about 11 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 Vadakkethara

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

Vadakkethara lies about 30 km from Thrissur, and the nearest railway station is Lakkiti, about 7.2 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 Vadakkethara
Nearest railway station	Lakkiti	7.2 km
Nearest town	Ottapalam	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Talappilly	30 km
District headquarters	Thrissur	30 km

Villages closest to Vadakkethara

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 Vadakkethara

As per the Census of India 2011, Vadakkethara village had a population of 10,261. That makes it the 8th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,953 residents.

Vadakkethara village has 4,963 males and 5,298 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vadakkethara has about 1067 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 Vadakkethara is 680587. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vadakkethara covers 935 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Vadakkethara falls under Talappilly tehsil of Thrissur district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Vadakkethara is Lakkiti, about 7.2 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 Vadakkethara.

Vadakkethara is about 30 km from Thrissur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vadakkethara is in Talappilly tehsil of Thrissur district. Lakkiti is about 7.2 km away. Ottapalam is about 11 km away. Talappilly is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.