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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 627374
- Pincode
- 673614
- Post office
- Naduvannur
- Population
- 26,857
- Households
- 6,456
- Literacy rate
- 83.9%
- Sex ratio
- 1096 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 8,993
- Distance to district centre
- 17 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 4 km
- Distance to Thiruvananthapuram
- 358 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 257 km
- Nearest railway station
- Quilandi · 10 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Family Health Center Nochad · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Nochad compares
By population, Nochad ranks #2 of 15 villages in Koyilandi mandal.
Literacy rate
%
83.9%
−0.5% vs mandal average
- Nochad
- 83.9%
- Koyilandi mandal
- 84.4%
- Kozhikode district
- 84.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,096
−9 vs mandal average
- Nochad
- 1,096
- Koyilandi mandal
- 1,105
Household size
people per home
4.2
Same as the mandal average
- Nochad
- 4.2
- Koyilandi mandal
- 4.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Nochad at a glance
Nochad is a village of 26,857 people in 6,456 households (Census 2011) in Koyilandi taluk, Kozhikode district, Kerala, the 2nd-largest of 15 villages in Koyilandi taluk. Literacy is 84%, about the same as the taluk average of 84% and the sex ratio is 1,096 women per 1,000 men. It lies 17 km from the Kozhikode district centre, 4 km from Perambra, the nearest town, 10 km from Quilandi railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 673614, served by Naduvannur post office; the LGD village code is 627374. Mapped within or next to the village: anganwadi, bank. The village votes in Perambra assembly constituency, represented by MLA T.P. Ramakrishnan. The population is estimated at 31,664 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Nochad →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nochad · this village | 26,857 | 84% | — |
| Perambra · Koyilandi | 11,336 | 84% | 4.2 km N |
| Perambra · Chalakkudy | — | — | 4.2 km N |
| Avitanallur · Koyilandi | 18,398 | 86% | 6.8 km E |
| Cheruvannur · Koyilandi | 23,388 | 84% | 7.7 km NW |
| Chakkittapara · Koyilandi | 11,763 | 85% | 9.4 km NE |
| Changaroth · Koyilandi | 17,427 | 84% | 10 km N |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Nochad
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 23
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 3
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 2
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 1
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- Yes
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- Quilandy
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 22
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 35
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 22
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Nochad
- Total area (ha)
- 2,364
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 298
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Nochad
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Nochad
- LGD code
- 627374
- Pincode
- 673614
- Post office
- Naduvannur
- Population (Census 2011)
- 26,857
- Population (projected 2026)
- 31,664
- Households
- 6,456
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1096
- Literacy rate
- 83.9%
- Coordinates
- 11.52345°N, 75.74826°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Vadakara
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Perambra
- Member of Parliament
- Shafi Parambil
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- T.P. Ramakrishnan
- Block / Mandal
- Koyilandi
- Nearest bank
- Kalpathur service co-operative bank (1.9 km)
Getting there
How to reach Nochad
Distance to cities · straight line
- Thiruvananthapuram358 kmcapital
- Bengaluru257 km
- Chennai521 km
- Hyderabad715 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationQuilandi10 km
- Bus stopKavunthara3 km
- Hospital / PHCFamily Health Center Nochad<1 km
- ATM / bankKalpathur service co-operative bank2 km
- Petrol pumpPetrol pump kalpathur2 km
- CollegeSalafiyya Arabic College, Meppayyur5 km
- Police stationPolice Station,Kuttiady14 km
Nearest to the village
- Health centre
- Family Health Center Nochadunder 1 km
- Bank / ATM
- Kalpathur service co-operative bank1.9 km
- Petrol pump
- Petrol pump kalpathur1.9 km
Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km
- ✓ Anganwadi
- ✓ Bank
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Nochad
5 Temples, 1 Church, 2 Mosques mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕Paradevata Temple, Kalpathoor KeralaTemple2.8 km ↗
- 🛕Moyiloth Sree Maha Vishnu KshetramTemple3.0 km ↗
- 🛕Pootheri Dhanwanthiri TempleTemple3.3 km ↗
- ⛪St. Francis of AsissiChurch3.6 km ↗
- 🕌Masjidul BadariyaMosque3.7 km ↗
- 🕌Kunnaramvelli MosqueMosque3.8 km ↗
- 🛕elamaran kulangara templeTemple3.9 km ↗
- 🛕templeTemple4.0 km ↗
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Nochad
10 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 📚Iskra Library, KarayadLibrary1.0 km ↗
- 📚Ramallur LibraryLibrary1.3 km ↗
- 📚Vyloppilli Smaraka GrandhalayamLibrary1.6 km ↗
- 📚Vyloppilli smaraka grandhalayam, karayadLibrary1.6 km ↗
- 📚Vyloppilli smaraka grandhasalaLibrary1.6 km ↗
- 📚Kalpathur Vayanashala LibraryLibrary1.8 km ↗
- 🧒PoothenAnganwadi1.9 km ↗
- 🏫Changaramvelly M L P SchoolSchool2.0 km ↗
- 🏫Aided Upper Primary School, KarayadSchool2.0 km ↗
- 📚Brahmananda VayanashalaLibrary2.1 km ↗
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 673614
Villages near Nochad
Other villages in Koyilandi mandal
View all 30 →- Moodadi
- Chengottukavu
- Payyoli
- Cheruvannur
- Avitanallur
- Arikkulam (Part)
- Changaroth
- Kayanna
- Palery
- Koorachundu
- Kottur
- Chakkittapara
- Perambra
- Chempanoda
- Atholi (Ct)
- Balusseri (Ct)
- Chemancheri (Ct)
- Eravattur (Ct)
- Iringal (Ct)
- Keezhariyur (Ct)
- Koothali (Ct)
- Kozhukkallur (Ct)
- Menhaniam (Ct)
- Meppayyur (Ct)
- Naduvannur (Ct)
- Panthalayani
- Thikkody (Ct)
- Thurayur (Ct)
- Ulliyeri (Ct)
- Viyyur
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)