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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
- 628284
- Pincode
- 689512
- Post office
- Kudassanad
- Population
- 32,512
- Households
- 8,546
- Literacy rate
- 86%
- Sex ratio
- 1135 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 10,518
- Distance to district centre
- 42 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 8 km
- Distance to Thiruvananthapuram
- 80 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 433 km
- Nearest railway station
- Cheriyanad · 12 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Family Welfare Health Centre Poozikad · 2 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Palamel compares
By population, Palamel ranks #1 of 9 villages in Mavelikkara mandal — the largest.
Literacy rate
%
86.0%
−0.9% vs mandal average
- Palamel
- 86.0%
- Mavelikkara mandal
- 86.9%
- Alappuzha district
- 87.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,135
−34 vs mandal average
- Palamel
- 1,135
- Mavelikkara mandal
- 1,169
Household size
people per home
3.8
Same as the mandal average
- Palamel
- 3.8
- Mavelikkara mandal
- 3.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Palamel at a glance
Palamel is a village of 32,512 people in 8,546 households (Census 2011) in Mavelikkara taluk, Alappuzha district, Kerala, the largest of 9 villages in Mavelikkara taluk. Literacy is 86%, about the same as the taluk average of 87% and the sex ratio is 1,135 women per 1,000 men. It lies 42 km from the Alappuzha district centre, 5 km from Pallickal, the nearest town, 12 km from Cheriyanad railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 689512, served by Kudassanad post office; the LGD village code is 628284. Mapped within or next to the village: primary school, bank. The village votes in Mavelikkara assembly constituency, represented by MLA M. S. Arun Kumar. The population is estimated at 38,332 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Palamel
- 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
- 5
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 3
- Community health centre
- 0
- 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
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- Mavelikkara
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 15
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 65
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 15
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Palamel
- Total area (ha)
- 2,559
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 1,597.5
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Palamel
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Key facts — Palamel
- LGD code
- 628284
- Pincode
- 689512
- Post office
- Kudassanad
- Population (Census 2011)
- 32,512
- Population (projected 2026)
- 38,332
- Households
- 8,546
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1135
- Literacy rate
- 86.0%
- Coordinates
- 9.18969°N, 76.65914°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Mavelikkara
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Mavelikkara
- Member of Parliament
- Kodikkunnil Suresh
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- M. S. Arun Kumar
- Block / Mandal
- Mavelikkara
- Nearest bank
- CSB Bank (1.5 km)
Getting there
How to reach Palamel
Distance to cities · straight line
- Thiruvananthapuram80 kmcapital
- Bengaluru433 km
- Chennai585 km
- Hyderabad932 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationCheriyanad12 km
- Bus stopPuluveli Stop<1 km
- Hospital / PHCFamily Welfare Health Centre Poozikad2 km
- ATM / bankCSB Bank1 km
- Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum2 km
- CollegeITI Cherickal4 km
- Police stationPolice Aid Post4 km
Nearest to the village
- Bus stop
- Puluveli Stopunder 1 km
- Bank / ATM
- CSB Bank1.5 km
Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km
- ✓ Primary school
- ✓ Bank
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Palamel
6 Temples, 2 Churchs mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕Thirumanimangalam Mahadevar TempleTemple<1 km ↗
- 🛕Kudassanad Bhadra Bhagavathi TempleTemple1.1 km ↗
- 🛕malanada templeTemple1.7 km ↗
- ⛪St. Stephen's Orthodox Cathedral Pilgrim CentreChurch2.1 km ↗
- ⛪Olickal Mar Gregorious Orthodox ChurchChurch2.4 km ↗
- 🛕Sree Dharma Sastha Temple PoozhikkadTemple2.5 km ↗
- 🛕muthukattukara devi templeTemple2.5 km ↗
- 🛕Elanthottathil bhagavathi templeTemple2.5 km ↗
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Palamel
10 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 🏫St Stephen SchoolSchool2.0 km ↗
- 🎓CBM High SchoolHigh school2.2 km ↗
- 📚Panchayath LibraryLibrary2.6 km ↗
- 🏫MSMLP School PandalamSchool2.6 km ↗
- 📚Poozikad People LibraryLibrary2.9 km ↗
- 🏫St Marys Sunday School ThavalakulamSchool3.2 km ↗
- 📚T.S Ragavanpilla Memorial LibraryLibrary3.2 km ↗
- 🏫SVLP School CherickalSchool3.5 km ↗
- 📚Library CherickalLibrary3.5 km ↗
- 🎓ITI CherickalCollege3.5 km ↗
Villages near Palamel
Other villages in Mavelikkara mandal
View all 14 →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)