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- LGD code
- 627341
- Pincode
- 673102
- Post office
- Madappalli College
- Population
- 28,650
- Households
- 6,289
- Literacy rate
- 85.9%
- Sex ratio
- 1167 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 7,717
Census 2011 · in context
How Onchiam compares
By population, Onchiam ranks #1 of 12 villages in Vatakara mandal — the largest.
Literacy rate
%
85.9%
+3.4% vs mandal average
- Onchiam
- 85.9%
- Vatakara mandal
- 82.5%
- Kozhikode district
- 84.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,167
+58 vs mandal average
- Onchiam
- 1,167
- Vatakara mandal
- 1,109
Household size
people per home
4.6
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Onchiam
- 4.6
- Vatakara mandal
- 4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Onchiam at a glance
Onchiam is a village of 28,650 people in 6,289 households (Census 2011) in Vatakara taluk, Kozhikode district, Kerala, the largest of 12 villages in Vatakara taluk. Literacy is 86%, 3 points above the taluk average of 83% and the sex ratio is 1,167 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 673102, served by Madappalli College post office; the LGD village code is 627341. The village votes in Kuttiadi assembly constituency, represented by MLA K P Kunhammed Kutti Master. The population is estimated at 33,778 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Onchiam
- 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
- 3
- Secondary school
- 2
- Senior secondary
- 2
- Degree college
- 1
- Primary health centre
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 2
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- Yes
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- Yes
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- Vadakara
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 7
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 55
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 7
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Onchiam
- Total area (ha)
- 873
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 602.74
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Onchiam
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Key facts — Onchiam
- LGD code
- 627341
- Pincode
- 673102
- Post office
- Madappalli College
- Population (Census 2011)
- 28,650
- Population (projected 2026)
- 33,778
- Households
- 6,289
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1167
- Literacy rate
- 85.9%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Vadakara
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Kuttiadi
- Member of Parliament
- Shafi Parambil
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- K P Kunhammed Kutti Master
- Block / Mandal
- Vatakara
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 673102
Other villages in Vatakara mandal
View all 27 →- Purameri
- Velom
- Vanimel
- Kayakkodi
- Maruthonkara
- Narippatta
- Kuttiadi
- Kavilumpara
- Thiruvallur
- Thinoor
- Vilangad
- Ayancheri (Ct)
- Azhiyur (Ct)
- Chekkiad (Ct)
- Chorode (Ct)
- Edacheri (Ct)
- Eramala (Ct)
- Kottappally (Ct)
- Kunnummal (Ct)
- Maniyur (Ct)
- Nadakkuthazha
- Nadapuram (Ct)
- Palayad (Ct)
- Thuneri (Ct)
- Valayam (Ct)
- Vatakara
- Villiappally (Ct)
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)