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- LGD code
- 627726
- Pincode
- 680588
- Post office
- Thiruvilwamala
- Population
- 10,261
- Households
- 2,489
- Literacy rate
- 80.1%
- Sex ratio
- 1067 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 4,348
- Distance to district centre
- 36 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 18 km
- Distance to Thiruvananthapuram
- 243 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 285 km
- Nearest railway station
- Lakkiti · 11 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Ponnan Pushari Memorial Hospital · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Vadakkethara compares
By population, Vadakkethara ranks #8 of 32 villages in Talappilly mandal.
Literacy rate
%
80.1%
−1.1% vs mandal average
- Vadakkethara
- 80.1%
- Talappilly mandal
- 81.2%
- Thrissur district
- 85.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,067
−13 vs mandal average
- Vadakkethara
- 1,067
- Talappilly mandal
- 1,080
Household size
people per home
4.1
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Vadakkethara
- 4.1
- Talappilly mandal
- 4.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Vadakkethara at a glance
Vadakkethara is a village of 10,261 people in 2,489 households (Census 2011) in Talappilly taluk, Thrissur district, Kerala, the 8th-largest of 32 villages in Talappilly taluk. Literacy is 80%, 1 points below the taluk average of 81% and the sex ratio is 1,067 women per 1,000 men. It lies 36 km from the Thrissur district centre, 2 km from Tarur-I, the nearest town, 11 km from Lakkiti railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 680588, served by Thiruvilwamala post office; the LGD village code is 627726. The nearest hospital or health centre is Ponnan Pushari Memorial Hospital, <1 km away. The village votes in Wadakkanchery assembly constituency, represented by MLA Xavier Chittilappilly. The population is estimated at 12,098 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Pazhayannur →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vadakkethara · this village | 10,261 | 80% | — |
| Tarur-I · Alathur | 12,617 | 79% | 1.6 km N |
| Tarur-Ii · Alathur | 13,376 | 76% | 1.7 km N |
| Kavasseri-Ii · Alathur | 11,855 | 79% | 4.7 km E |
| Kavasseri-I · Alathur | 17,333 | 78% | 4.7 km E |
| Mangalam Dam · Alathur | 6,012 | 80% | 5.5 km SE |
| Pazhayannur · Talappilly | 16,688 | 80% | 6.5 km NW |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Vadakkethara
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- 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
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 1
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- No
- 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
- Ottappalam
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 17
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 50
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 27
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Pazhayannur
- Total area (ha)
- 935
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 388.5
- Forest area (ha)
- 57.17
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Vadakkethara
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Key facts — Vadakkethara
- LGD code
- 627726
- Pincode
- 680588
- Post office
- Thiruvilwamala
- Population (Census 2011)
- 10,261
- Population (projected 2026)
- 12,098
- Households
- 2,489
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1067
- Literacy rate
- 80.1%
- Coordinates
- 10.65830°N, 76.46670°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Alathur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Wadakkanchery
- Member of Parliament
- K. Radhakrishnan
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Xavier Chittilappilly
- Block / Mandal
- Talappilly
- Nearest post office
- Post Office, Mannapadam (2.2 km)
- Nearest bank
- Service Co Operative Bank, kannambra (3.0 km)
Getting there
How to reach Vadakkethara
Distance to cities · straight line
- Thiruvananthapuram243 kmcapital
- Bengaluru285 km
- Chennai494 km
- Hyderabad779 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationLakkiti11 km
- Bus stopchungam4 km
- Hospital / PHCPonnan Pushari Memorial Hospital<1 km
- ATM / bankUnion Bank of India2 km
- Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum7 km
- CollegeGovernment Arts and Science College14 km
- Police stationVadakkencherry Police Station8 km
Nearest to the village
- Health centre
- Ponnan Pushari Memorial Hospitalunder 1 km
- Bank / ATM
- Service Co Operative Bank, kannambra3.0 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Vadakkethara
8 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕Sree Gopalakrishna Swami Temple PadurTemple<1 km ↗
- 🛕karthyayani templeTemple<1 km ↗
- 🛕Karthyayani Temple PadurTemple<1 km ↗
- 🛕Sree Venkatachalapathi TempleTemple1.1 km ↗
- 🛕kaarthyaayani ambalamTemple1.8 km ↗
- 🛕Mangottu Kaavu, AthipottaTemple2.4 km ↗
- 🛕Mangottu Kavu TempleTemple2.4 km ↗
- 🛕Mangottukaavu KshethramTemple2.5 km ↗
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Vadakkethara
10 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 📚Kombu kutty Menon Memmorial Library and Reading Room, TarurLibrary1.6 km ↗
- 📚Library. AthipottaLibrary1.9 km ↗
- 🏫Malabar Basic SchoolSchool2.1 km ↗
- 📚Library, PattoolaLibrary2.2 km ↗
- 📚Grameena Vayanasaala, KolakkadLibrary2.7 km ↗
- 🏫Government Lower Primary School, VavulliapuramSchool3.1 km ↗
- 🏫NSS English Medium School, PazhambalacodeSchool3.7 km ↗
- 📚EMS VayanasaalaLibrary3.7 km ↗
- 🏫Kalamani Aided UP SchoolSchool4.4 km ↗
- 📚Swathanthra Bharatha Vayanasala, KannambraLibrary4.5 km ↗
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 680588
Villages near Vadakkethara
Other villages in Talappilly mandal
View all 44+ →- Pazhayannur
- Thekkumkara
- Mullurkara
- Thiruvilwamala
- Kondazhy
- Venganellur
- Elanad
- Painkulam
- Killimangalam
- Varavoor
- Thichur
- Manalithara
- Attoor
- Pallur
- Thonnurkara
- Mayannur
- Pulakode
- Panjal
- Pangarappilly
- Parlikad
- Kanjirakode
- Puthuruthy
- Chelakode
- Karumathara
- Kurumala
- Pampady
- Thalassery
- Pilakkad
- Vennur
- Arangottukara
- Viruppakka
- Chelakkara (Ct)
- Cheruthuruthi (Ct)
- Chittanda (Ct)
- Desamangalam (Ct)
- Enkakkad (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)