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About Viruppakka Village

Viruppakka is a large village in Talappilly tehsil, in the district of Thrissur, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,037, made up of 934 males and 1,103 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,181 females per 1000 males. The village covers 440 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 680589, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Viruppakka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Viruppakka village
Description Value
State Kerala
District Thrissur
Tehsil Talappilly
Pincode 680589
Area (hectares) 440 hectares
Population 2,037
Male Population 934
Female Population 1,103
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,181
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Viruppakka compares

By the 2011 count Viruppakka is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 6,953 residents. Its 440 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1092.

Getting to Viruppakka

Viruppakka is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Viruppakka 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Viruppakka from other places

Viruppakka lies about 16 km from Thrissur, and the nearest railway station is Wadakancheri, about 5.0 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 Viruppakka
Nearest railway station Wadakancheri 5.0 km
Nearest town Killannur 8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Talappilly 16 km
District headquarters Thrissur 16 km

Villages closest to Viruppakka

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 Viruppakka

As per the Census of India 2011, Viruppakka village had a population of 2,037. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,953 residents.

Viruppakka village has 934 males and 1,103 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Viruppakka has about 1181 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1092.

The pincode recorded for Viruppakka is 680589. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Viruppakka covers 440 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Viruppakka falls under Talappilly tehsil of Thrissur district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Viruppakka is Wadakancheri, about 5.0 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Viruppakka.

Viruppakka is about 16 km from Thrissur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Viruppakka is in Talappilly tehsil of Thrissur district. Wadakancheri is about 5.0 km away. Killannur is about 8.6 km away. Talappilly is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manalithara (under 2 km), Karumathara (1.8 km) and Enkakkad (3.6 km).

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

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