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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
- 628210
- Pincode
- 688529
- Post office
- Kadakkarapally
- Population
- 20,487
- Households
- 5,094
- Literacy rate
- 88.3%
- Sex ratio
- 1020 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 10,214
- Distance to district centre
- 27 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 4 km
- Distance to Thiruvananthapuram
- 148 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 390 km
- Nearest railway station
- Cherthala · 3 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Sree Venkateswara Hospital · 5 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Kadakkarappally compares
By population, Kadakkarappally ranks #6 of 8 villages in Cherthala mandal.
Literacy rate
%
88.3%
+1.6% vs mandal average
- Kadakkarappally
- 88.3%
- Cherthala mandal
- 86.7%
- Alappuzha district
- 87.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,020
−18 vs mandal average
- Kadakkarappally
- 1,020
- Cherthala mandal
- 1,038
Household size
people per home
4.0
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Kadakkarappally
- 4.0
- Cherthala mandal
- 4.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kadakkarappally at a glance
Kadakkarappally is a village of 20,487 people in 5,094 households (Census 2011) in Cherthala taluk, Alappuzha district, Kerala, the 6th-largest of 8 villages in Cherthala taluk. Literacy is 88%, 2 points above the taluk average of 87% and the sex ratio is 1,020 women per 1,000 men. It lies 27 km from the Alappuzha district centre, 4 km from Pattanakkad, the nearest town, 3 km from Cherthala railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 688529, served by Kadakkarapally post office; the LGD village code is 628210. Mapped within or next to the village: post office, weekly market. The village votes in Cherthala assembly constituency, represented by MLA P Prasad. The population is estimated at 24,154 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Kadakkarappally →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kadakkarappally · this village | 20,487 | 88% | — |
| Pattanakkad · Cherthala | 31,629 | 87% | 3.5 km NE |
| Arthunkal · Cherthala | — | — | 4.3 km S |
| T V Puram · Vaikom | — | — | 10.2 km E |
| Mararikkulam North · Cherthala | 31,322 | 88% | 10.3 km S |
| Chellanam · Kochi | 14,928 | 84% | 10.3 km N |
| Udayanapuram · Vaikom | — | — | 13.2 km NE |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kadakkarappally
- 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)
- 24
- 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
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 3
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- Yes
- ATM
- Yes
- 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
- Cherthala
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 3
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 27
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 3
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Kadakkarappally, Pattanakkad
- Total area (ha)
- 881
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 354.72
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kadakkarappally
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Kadakkarappally
- LGD code
- 628210
- Pincode
- 688529
- Post office
- Kadakkarapally
- Population (Census 2011)
- 20,487
- Population (projected 2026)
- 24,154
- Households
- 5,094
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1020
- Literacy rate
- 88.3%
- Coordinates
- 9.70000°N, 76.30000°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Alappuzha
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Cherthala
- Member of Parliament
- K. C. Venugopal
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- P Prasad
- Block / Mandal
- Cherthala
- Nearest post office
- Kadakkarappally Post Office (0.7 km)
Getting there
How to reach Kadakkarappally
Distance to cities · straight line
- Thiruvananthapuram148 kmcapital
- Bengaluru390 km
- Chennai573 km
- Hyderabad887 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationCherthala3 km
- Bus stopKadakkarappally<1 km
- Hospital / PHCSree Venkateswara Hospital5 km
- ATM / bankFedral Bank ATM2 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil Petrol Pump4 km
- CollegeSt.Michael's College Ground, Cherthala7 km
- Police stationPolice Station , Pattanakkad4 km
Nearest to the village
- Bus stop
- Kadakkarappallyunder 1 km
- Market
- Kadakkarappally Marketunder 1 km
Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km
- ✓ Post office
- ✓ Weekly market
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Kadakkarappally
8 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕Valiyathara Thaichuparambu Kudumba KshethramTemple<1 km ↗
- 🛕Anjilichuvad Kudiyamssery TempleTemple<1 km ↗
- 🛕Sree Narayana Gurudevan StatueTemple<1 km ↗
- 🛕Kandamangalam Devi TempleTemple<1 km ↗
- 🛕Kandamangalam templeTemple<1 km ↗
- 🛕St Mary's Forane Church ThankeyTemple<1 km ↗
- 🛕Pattathil Madam TempleTemple<1 km ↗
- 🛕St. Joseph Church, OttamasseryTemple1.1 km ↗
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Kadakkarappally
7 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 🏫Karappuram Mission UP SchoolSchool2.9 km ↗
- 🏫St. Joseph Public School PlayGroundSchool3.5 km ↗
- 🏫Pattanakad Government ShoolSchool3.7 km ↗
- 🏫S.C.U(GOV)V.H.S.S. PattanakadSchool3.8 km ↗
- 🏫Mary Matha English Medium Nursery SchoolSchool4.0 km ↗
- 🏫St. Mary's GHS, CherthalaSchool4.5 km ↗
- 📚C K Kumaran Vakeel LibraryLibrary4.9 km ↗
Villages near Kadakkarappally
Other villages in Cherthala mandal
View all 20 →- Pattanakkad
- Panavally
- Mararikkulam North
- Thuravoor Thekku
- Cherthala South (Part)
- Cherthala North (Part)
- Perumbalam
- Arookutty (Ct)
- Aroor (Ct)
- Arthunkal
- Ezhupunna (Ct)
- Kanjikkuzhi (Ct)
- Kodamthuruth (Ct)
- Kokkothamangalam (Ct)
- Kuthiathode (Ct)
- Pallippuram (Ct)
- Thaikattussery (Ct)
- Thanneermukkam North(Ct)
- Thanneermukkam South
- Vayalar (Ct)
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-12
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)