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Village snapshot
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- LGD code
- 627716
- Pincode
- 680584
- Post office
- Erumapetty
- Population
- 8,165
- Households
- 1,750
- Literacy rate
- 78.5%
- Sex ratio
- 1114 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 2,628
- Distance to district centre
- 26 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 18 km
- Distance to Thiruvananthapuram
- 257 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 294 km
- Nearest railway station
- Karakkad · 9 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Dr Mohandas BAMS · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Thichur compares
By population, Thichur ranks #12 of 32 villages in Talappilly mandal.
Literacy rate
%
78.5%
−2.7% vs mandal average
- Thichur
- 78.5%
- Talappilly mandal
- 81.2%
- Thrissur district
- 85.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,114
+34 vs mandal average
- Thichur
- 1,114
- Talappilly mandal
- 1,080
Household size
people per home
4.7
+0.4 vs mandal average
- Thichur
- 4.7
- Talappilly mandal
- 4.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Thichur at a glance
Thichur is a village of 8,165 people in 1,750 households (Census 2011) in Talappilly taluk, Thrissur district, Kerala, the 12th-largest of 32 villages in Talappilly taluk. Literacy is 79%, 3 points below the taluk average of 81% and the sex ratio is 1,114 women per 1,000 men. It lies 26 km from the Thrissur district centre, 10 km from Mullurkara, the nearest town, 9 km from Karakkad railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 680584, served by Erumapetty post office; the LGD village code is 627716. Mapped within or next to the village: primary health centre, bank. The village votes in Wadakkanchery assembly constituency, represented by MLA Xavier Chittilappilly. The population is estimated at 9,627 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Varavoor →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thichur · this village | 8,165 | 79% | — |
| Varavoor · Talappilly | 8,944 | 80% | 4.1 km E |
| Arangottukara · Talappilly | 3,013 | 83% | 4.9 km NE |
| Kadangode · Kunnamkulam | 9,016 | 82% | 5.1 km W |
| Thayyur · Kunnamkulam | 4,740 | 82% | 5.9 km S |
| Attoor · Talappilly | 7,327 | 80% | 6.4 km SE |
| Kanjirakode · Talappilly | 4,474 | 81% | 6.8 km SE |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Thichur
- 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
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 1
- 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
- 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
- Kunnamkulam
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 0
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 40
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 18
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Varavoor
- Total area (ha)
- 778
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 189.17
- Forest area (ha)
- 66.36
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Thichur
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Thichur
- LGD code
- 627716
- Pincode
- 680584
- Post office
- Erumapetty
- Population (Census 2011)
- 8,165
- Population (projected 2026)
- 9,627
- Households
- 1,750
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1114
- Literacy rate
- 78.5%
- Coordinates
- 10.71667°N, 76.18333°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Alathur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Wadakkanchery
- Member of Parliament
- K. Radhakrishnan
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Xavier Chittilappilly
- Block / Mandal
- Talappilly
- Nearest PHC
- Dr Mohandas BAMS (0.2 km)
- Nearest bank
- Bank of Baroda (0.6 km)
Getting there
How to reach Thichur
Distance to cities · straight line
- Thiruvananthapuram257 kmcapital
- Bengaluru294 km
- Chennai517 km
- Hyderabad782 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationKarakkad9 km
- Bus stopThichur bus stop<1 km
- Hospital / PHCDr Mohandas BAMS<1 km
- ATM / bankBank of Baroda<1 km
- Petrol pumpBharat petroleum3 km
- CollegeRM LP school10 km
- Police stationErumapetty Police Station4 km
Nearest to the village
- Bus stop
- Thichur bus stopunder 1 km
- Health centre
- Dr Mohandas BAMSunder 1 km
- Bank / ATM
- Bank of Barodaunder 1 km
Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km
- ✓ Primary health centre
- ✓ Bank
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Thichur
8 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Thichur
10 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 📚Yuvajana sangham Grandhashala ThichurLibrary<1 km ↗
- 🏫Muneerul Islam MadrassaSchool3.1 km ↗
- 🏫rcclps east mangadSchool3.8 km ↗
- 📚Gramina Vayanasala PeringannurLibrary3.8 km ↗
- 📚Grameena Vayanasala VaravoorLibrary3.9 km ↗
- 🎓Govenment Higher Secondary School ErumapettyHigh school4.4 km ↗
- 🎓Govenment Higher Secondary SchoolHigh school4.4 km ↗
- 🏫prathibha collegeSchool4.4 km ↗
- 🏫Erumapetty Govt. SchoolSchool4.5 km ↗
- 🏫gups chittandaSchool4.5 km ↗
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 680584
Villages near Thichur
Other villages in Talappilly mandal
View all 44+ →- Pazhayannur
- Thekkumkara
- Mullurkara
- Thiruvilwamala
- Kondazhy
- Venganellur
- Elanad
- Vadakkethara
- Painkulam
- Killimangalam
- Varavoor
- 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 2026-09-23
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)