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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
- 628249
- Pincode
- 689572
- Post office
- Thalavady
- Population
- 20,556
- Households
- 5,250
- Literacy rate
- 88.9%
- Sex ratio
- 1105 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 7,239
- Distance to district centre
- 17 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 12 km
- Distance to Thiruvananthapuram
- 105 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 418 km
- Nearest railway station
- Thiruvalla · 9 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Dr. Atma Gopi Memorial Hospital · 1 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Thalavady compares
By population, Thalavady ranks #2 of 14 villages in Kuttanad mandal.
Literacy rate
%
88.9%
+0.7% vs mandal average
- Thalavady
- 88.9%
- Kuttanad mandal
- 88.2%
- Alappuzha district
- 87.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,105
+30 vs mandal average
- Thalavady
- 1,105
- Kuttanad mandal
- 1,075
Household size
people per home
3.9
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Thalavady
- 3.9
- Kuttanad mandal
- 4.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Thalavady at a glance
Thalavady is a village of 20,556 people in 5,250 households (Census 2011) in Kuttanad taluk, Alappuzha district, Kerala, the 2nd-largest of 14 villages in Kuttanad taluk. Literacy is 89%, about the same as the taluk average of 88% and the sex ratio is 1,105 women per 1,000 men. It lies 17 km from the Alappuzha district centre, 2 km from Nedumpuram, the nearest town, 9 km from Thiruvalla railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 689572, served by Thalavady post office; the LGD village code is 628249. Mapped within or next to the village: bank, weekly market. The village votes in Kuttanad assembly constituency, represented by MLA Thomas K Thomas. The population is estimated at 24,236 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Thalavadi →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thalavady · this village | 20,556 | 89% | — |
| Nedumpuram · Thiruvalla | 12,694 | 90% | 2.2 km E |
| Edathua · Kuttanad | 21,699 | 88% | 2.5 km W |
| Niranam · Thiruvalla | 10,770 | 88% | 3.5 km SE |
| Kadapra · Thiruvalla | 23,502 | 89% | 4.6 km SE |
| Peringara · Thiruvalla | 14,440 | 89% | 5 km E |
| Veeyapuram · Karthikappally | 11,392 | 87% | 6.6 km SW |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Thalavady
- 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
- 4
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 2
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 2
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- 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)
- 8
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 27
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 18
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Thalavady, Nedumpuram
- Total area (ha)
- 1,576
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 981.04
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Thalavady
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Thalavady
- LGD code
- 628249
- Pincode
- 689572
- Post office
- Thalavady
- Population (Census 2011)
- 20,556
- Population (projected 2026)
- 24,236
- Households
- 5,250
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1105
- Literacy rate
- 88.9%
- Coordinates
- 9.36614°N, 76.50020°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Mavelikkara
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Kuttanad
- Member of Parliament
- Kodikkunnil Suresh
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Thomas K Thomas
- Block / Mandal
- Kuttanad
- Nearest bank
- Bank of India (1.3 km)
Getting there
How to reach Thalavady
Distance to cities · straight line
- Thiruvananthapuram105 kmcapital
- Bengaluru418 km
- Chennai583 km
- Hyderabad917 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationThiruvalla9 km
- Bus stopArthissery2 km
- Hospital / PHCDr. Atma Gopi Memorial Hospital1 km
- ATM / bankBank of India1 km
- Petrol pumpSt.George3 km
- Collegest Alosiyus college ground3 km
- Police stationVeeyapuram Police Station5 km
Nearest to the village
- Bank / ATM
- Bank of India1.3 km
- Market
- Halal Meat and Veggies1.3 km
Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km
- ✓ Bank
- ✓ Weekly market
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Thalavady
4 Temples, 4 Churchs mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕Anaprampal Dharmasastha TempleTemple<1 km ↗
- 🛕Sree Bala Subramanya Swamy TempleTemple<1 km ↗
- 🛕Chakkulathukavu TempleTemple1.5 km ↗
- 🛕Chakkulathukavu Devi templeTemple1.6 km ↗
- ⛪St. John's Marthoma ChurchChurch1.6 km ↗
- ⛪St. Mary's Orthodox Church, AmichakaryChurch1.6 km ↗
- ⛪Church of God, ThalavadyChurch1.6 km ↗
- ⛪St George Orthodox Church NedumpuramChurch1.9 km ↗
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Thalavady
9 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 🎓St. Thomas Higher Secondary SchoolHigh school1.4 km ↗
- 🏫ASM SchoolSchool1.4 km ↗
- 🎓T.M.T. High School, ThalavadyHigh school1.5 km ↗
- 🏫Omacherry SchoolSchool1.7 km ↗
- 📚Deshabhimani LibraryLibrary2.1 km ↗
- 📚Rural Public LibraryLibrary2.5 km ↗
- 🎓st Alosiyus college groundCollege2.7 km ↗
- 🎓St. George's High SchoolHigh school2.8 km ↗
- 📚Yugathaara LibraryLibrary3.3 km ↗
Villages near Thalavady
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
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)