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- LGD code
- 628281
- Pincode
- 690559
- Post office
- Perungala
- Population
- 14,151
- Households
- 3,790
- Literacy rate
- 88.7%
- Sex ratio
- 1201 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 4,678
Census 2011 · in context
How Perungala compares
By population, Perungala ranks #9 of 9 villages in Mavelikkara mandal — the smallest.
Literacy rate
%
88.7%
+1.8% vs mandal average
- Perungala
- 88.7%
- Mavelikkara mandal
- 86.9%
- Alappuzha district
- 87.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,201
+32 vs mandal average
- Perungala
- 1,201
- Mavelikkara mandal
- 1,169
Household size
people per home
3.7
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Perungala
- 3.7
- Mavelikkara mandal
- 3.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Perungala at a glance
Perungala is a village of 14,151 people in 3,790 households (Census 2011) in Mavelikkara taluk, Alappuzha district, Kerala, the 9th-largest of 9 villages in Mavelikkara taluk. Literacy is 89%, 2 points above the taluk average of 87% and the sex ratio is 1,201 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 690559, served by Perungala post office; the LGD village code is 628281. The village votes in Mavelikkara assembly constituency, represented by MLA M. S. Arun Kumar. The population is estimated at 16,684 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Perungala
- 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
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 2
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- Yes
- ATM
- No
- 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
- Mavelikkara
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 4
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 48
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 4
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Chettikulangara
- Total area (ha)
- 783
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 250.57
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Perungala
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Perungala
- LGD code
- 628281
- Pincode
- 690559
- Post office
- Perungala
- Population (Census 2011)
- 14,151
- Population (projected 2026)
- 16,684
- Households
- 3,790
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1201
- Literacy rate
- 88.7%
- 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 PHC
- Bindhu Clinic (16.9 km)
- Nearest post office
- India Post (17.1 km)
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Perungala
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, 2026-09-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)