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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
Ancy Bijoy
Contact: 97****4183
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- LGD code
- 628247
- Pincode
- 689573
- Post office
- Edathua
- Population
- 21,699
- Households
- 5,468
- Literacy rate
- 88.1%
- Sex ratio
- 1091 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 7,344
- Distance to district centre
- 16 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 11 km
- Distance to Thiruvananthapuram
- 106 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 419 km
- Nearest railway station
- Karuvatta · 7 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Community Health Centre Edathuva · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Edathua compares
By population, Edathua ranks #1 of 14 villages in Kuttanad mandal — the largest.
Literacy rate
%
88.1%
−0.1% vs mandal average
- Edathua
- 88.1%
- Kuttanad mandal
- 88.2%
- Alappuzha district
- 87.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,091
+16 vs mandal average
- Edathua
- 1,091
- Kuttanad mandal
- 1,075
Household size
people per home
4.0
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Edathua
- 4.0
- Kuttanad mandal
- 4.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Edathua at a glance
Edathua is a village of 21,699 people in 5,468 households (Census 2011) in Kuttanad taluk, Alappuzha district, Kerala, the largest of 14 villages in Kuttanad taluk. Literacy is 88%, about the same as the taluk average of 88% and the sex ratio is 1,091 women per 1,000 men. It lies 16 km from the Alappuzha district centre, 3 km from Thalavady, the nearest town, 7 km from Karuvatta railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 689573, served by Edathua post office; the LGD village code is 628247. Mapped within or next to the village: primary school, bank, post office, weekly market. The sarpanch is Ancy Bijoy, and the village votes in Kuttanad assembly constituency, represented by MLA Thomas K Thomas. The population is estimated at 25,583 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Edathua →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edathua · this village | 21,699 | 88% | — |
| Thalavady · Kuttanad | 20,556 | 89% | 2.5 km E |
| Nedumpuram · Thiruvalla | 12,694 | 90% | 4.7 km E |
| Veeyapuram · Karthikappally | 11,392 | 87% | 5.6 km S |
| Niranam · Thiruvalla | 10,770 | 88% | 5.6 km SE |
| Ramankary · Kuttanad | 10,755 | 88% | 6.7 km N |
| Kadapra · Thiruvalla | 23,502 | 89% | 6.9 km E |
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- Pincode
- About the villageA few sentences on history and livelihood
- A photoTemple, school, fields — anything from the village
- A festival or jatara
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Edathua
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- 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
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 1
- Dispensary
- 3
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- Yes
- 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
- Thiruvalla
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 12
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 30
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 12
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Edathua, Ramankary
- Total area (ha)
- 2,712
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 2,500.61
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Edathua
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Edathua
- LGD code
- 628247
- Pincode
- 689573
- Post office
- Edathua
- Population (Census 2011)
- 21,699
- Population (projected 2026)
- 25,583
- Households
- 5,468
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1091
- Literacy rate
- 88.1%
- Coordinates
- 9.36612°N, 76.47720°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Mavelikkara
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Kuttanad
- Member of Parliament
- Kodikkunnil Suresh
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Thomas K Thomas
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Ancy Bijoy
- Block / Mandal
- Kuttanad
- Nearest post office
- Pandankary Post Office (1.4 km)
- Nearest bank
- State Bank of India (0.1 km)
Getting there
How to reach Edathua
Distance to cities · straight line
- Thiruvananthapuram106 kmcapital
- Bengaluru419 km
- Chennai585 km
- Hyderabad918 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationKaruvatta7 km
- Bus stopEdathua Palli<1 km
- Hospital / PHCCommunity Health Centre Edathuva<1 km
- ATM / bankATM<1 km
- Petrol pumpSt.George<1 km
- Collegest Alosiyus college ground<1 km
- Police stationVeeyapuram Police Station4 km
Nearest to the village
- Bus stop
- Edathua Palliunder 1 km
- Health centre
- Community Health Centre Edathuvaunder 1 km
- Bank / ATM
- ATMunder 1 km
- Petrol pump
- St.Georgeunder 1 km
- Market
- Costco1.3 km
Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km
- ✓ Primary school
- ✓ Bank
- ✓ Post office
- ✓ Weekly market
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Edathua
4 Temples, 4 Churchs mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕St.George Forane Church, EdathuaTemple<1 km ↗
- ⛪St George Forane ChurchChurch<1 km ↗
- 🛕marthoma churchTemple<1 km ↗
- 🛕Anaprampal Dharmasastha TempleTemple1.9 km ↗
- 🛕Sree Bala Subramanya Swamy TempleTemple2.5 km ↗
- ⛪St. John's Marthoma ChurchChurch3.7 km ↗
- ⛪Church of God, ThalavadyChurch3.7 km ↗
- ⛪St. Mary's Orthodox Church, AmichakaryChurch3.8 km ↗
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Edathua
10 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 🎓st Alosiyus college groundCollege<1 km ↗
- 🏫Omacherry SchoolSchool1.1 km ↗
- 🏫ASM SchoolSchool1.3 km ↗
- 📚Deshabhimani LibraryLibrary1.4 km ↗
- 📚Yugathaara LibraryLibrary2.4 km ↗
- 🎓St. Thomas Higher Secondary SchoolHigh school3.7 km ↗
- 🎓T.M.T. High School, ThalavadyHigh school3.9 km ↗
- 📚Rural Public LibraryLibrary4.3 km ↗
- 🎓St. George's High SchoolHigh school4.5 km ↗
- 📚Public Library And Reading RoomLibrary4.5 km ↗
Villages near Edathua
Other villages in Kuttanad mandal
View all 13 →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, 2026-09-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)