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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Gireesh C R
Contact: 96****7705
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- LGD code
- 628206
- Pincode
- 688570
- Post office
- Perumbalam
- Population
- 9,733
- Households
- 2,365
- Literacy rate
- 86.5%
- Sex ratio
- 994 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 4,479
- Distance to district centre
- 39 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 14 km
- Distance to Thiruvananthapuram
- 160 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 373 km
- Nearest railway station
- Kanjiramattam · 6 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Home Dispensory · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Perumbalam compares
By population, Perumbalam ranks #8 of 8 villages in Cherthala mandal — the smallest.
Literacy rate
%
86.5%
−0.2% vs mandal average
- Perumbalam
- 86.5%
- Cherthala mandal
- 86.7%
- Alappuzha district
- 87.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
994
−44 vs mandal average
- Perumbalam
- 994
- Cherthala mandal
- 1,038
Household size
people per home
4.1
Same as the mandal average
- Perumbalam
- 4.1
- Cherthala mandal
- 4.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Perumbalam at a glance
Perumbalam is a village of 9,733 people in 2,365 households (Census 2011) in Cherthala taluk, Alappuzha district, Kerala, the 8th-largest of 8 villages in Cherthala taluk. Literacy is 87%, about the same as the taluk average of 87% and the sex ratio is 994 women per 1,000 men. It lies 39 km from the Alappuzha district centre, 3 km from Panavally, the nearest town, 6 km from Kanjiramattam railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 688570, served by Perumbalam post office; the LGD village code is 628206. Mapped within or next to the village: post office. The sarpanch is Gireesh C R, and the village votes in Cherthala assembly constituency, represented by MLA P Prasad. The population is estimated at 11,475 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Perumbalam →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perumbalam · this village | 9,733 | 87% | — |
| Panavally · Cherthala | 31,570 | 85% | 3.4 km S |
| Chempu · Vaikom | 21,049 | 86% | 6 km SE |
| Kulayettikara · Kanayannur | 7,914 | 88% | 6.5 km E |
| Toll · Yazali Circle | 146 | 48% | 6.6 km SE |
| Kulasekharamangalam · Vaikom | 21,728 | 88% | 7.4 km SE |
| Edakkattuvayal · Kanayannur | 11,912 | 89% | 8.5 km E |
Complete this village · 4/7
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- Pincode
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- A photoTemple, school, fields — anything from the village
- A festival or jatara
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Perumbalam
- 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
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 1
- Dispensary
- 2
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- Yes
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- 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)
- 19
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 55
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 19
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Perumbalam
- Total area (ha)
- 1,461
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 531
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Perumbalam
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Perumbalam
- LGD code
- 628206
- Pincode
- 688570
- Post office
- Perumbalam
- Population (Census 2011)
- 9,733
- Population (projected 2026)
- 11,475
- Households
- 2,365
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 994
- Literacy rate
- 86.5%
- Coordinates
- 9.84619°N, 76.35904°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Alappuzha
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Cherthala
- Member of Parliament
- K. C. Venugopal
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- P Prasad
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Gireesh C R
- Block / Mandal
- Cherthala
- Nearest post office
- Perumbalam Post Office (0.0 km)
- Nearest bank
- State Bank of India (0.0 km)
Getting there
How to reach Perumbalam
Distance to cities · straight line
- Thiruvananthapuram160 kmcapital
- Bengaluru373 km
- Chennai558 km
- Hyderabad869 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationKanjiramattam6 km
- Bus stopPerumbalam Junction3 km
- Hospital / PHCHome Dispensory4 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India<1 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil5 km
- College53. Mahatma Gandhi University College of Teacher Education9 km
- Police stationPolice Station , Poochakkal4 km
Nearest to the village
- Bank / ATM
- State Bank of Indiaunder 1 km
Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km
- ✓ Post office
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Perumbalam
8 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕Arayukulangara Sreekrishnaswamy TempleTemple<1 km ↗
- 🛕Arayukulangara TempleTemple<1 km ↗
- 🛕Kalarikkal Annapoorneshwari TempleTemple<1 km ↗
- 🛕Koyickal Bhadrakali TempleTemple<1 km ↗
- 🛕Valiyaveetil Devi TempleTemple<1 km ↗
- 🛕Shanmukhapuram TempleTemple<1 km ↗
- 🛕Thottakathu Balabhadra TempleTemple<1 km ↗
- 🛕Kunnel Dharmadaiva TempleTemple<1 km ↗
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Perumbalam
10 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 🏫GUPS, MattathilbhagomSchool2.5 km ↗
- 📚AKG grandhashala, ArookuttyLibrary2.7 km ↗
- 📚Rajeev Gandhi VayanashalLibrary2.9 km ↗
- 📚Rajeev Ghandhi Smaraka VayanashalaLibrary2.9 km ↗
- 🎓Panavelly NSS Higher Secondary SchoolHigh school3.0 km ↗
- 📚Public Library OdampallyLibrary3.2 km ↗
- 🏫Government Upper Primary School OdampallySchool3.2 km ↗
- 🎓Vaduthala jama-ath Higher Secondary SchoolHigh school3.4 km ↗
- 🏫Vaduthala Jama-ath English Mecium Public SchoolSchool3.5 km ↗
- 🏫NIES school groundsSchool3.6 km ↗
Villages near Perumbalam
Other villages in Cherthala mandal
View all 20 →- Pattanakkad
- Panavally
- Mararikkulam North
- Thuravoor Thekku
- Cherthala South (Part)
- Kadakkarappally
- Cherthala North (Part)
- 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
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)