About Vellarakkad Village

Vellarakkad is one of the larger villages in Talappilly tehsil, in the district of Thrissur, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,771, made up of 2,753 males and 3,018 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,096 females per 1000 males. The village covers 611 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 680584, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vellarakkad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vellarakkad village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Thrissur
Tehsil	Talappilly
Pincode	680584
Area (hectares)	611 hectares
Population	5,771
Male Population	2,753
Female Population	3,018
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,096
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Vellarakkad compares

By the 2011 count Vellarakkad is the 25th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 6,953 residents. Its 611 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1092.

Getting to Vellarakkad

Vellarakkad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Vellarakkad as Available within 5 - 10 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 Vellarakkad from other places

Vellarakkad lies about 21 km from Thrissur, and the nearest railway station is Guruvayur, about 13 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 Vellarakkad
Nearest town	Kunnamkulam	7.4 km
Nearest railway station	Guruvayur	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Talappilly	21 km
District headquarters	Thrissur	21 km

Villages closest to Vellarakkad

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 Vellarakkad

As per the Census of India 2011, Vellarakkad village had a population of 5,771. That makes it the 25th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,953 residents.

Vellarakkad village has 2,753 males and 3,018 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vellarakkad has about 1096 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1092.

The pincode recorded for Vellarakkad is 680584. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vellarakkad covers 611 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Vellarakkad falls under Talappilly tehsil of Thrissur district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Vellarakkad is Guruvayur, about 13 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Vellarakkad.

Vellarakkad 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.

Vellarakkad is in Talappilly tehsil of Thrissur district. Kunnamkulam is about 7.4 km away. Guruvayur is about 13 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.