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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
- 628059
- Pincode
- 685563
- Post office
- Vellathooval
- Population
- 12,202
- Households
- 3,069
- Literacy rate
- 84.5%
- Sex ratio
- 970 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 5,199
- Distance to district centre
- 21 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 2 km
- Distance to Thiruvananthapuram
- 165 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 335 km
- Nearest railway station
- Bodinayakkanur · 31 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Anthiyatt Ayurveda Hospital · 5 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Kunjithanny compares
By population, Kunjithanny ranks #5 of 12 villages in Devikulam mandal.
Literacy rate
%
84.5%
+6.5% vs mandal average
- Kunjithanny
- 84.5%
- Devikulam mandal
- 78.0%
- Idukki district
- 83.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
970
−25 vs mandal average
- Kunjithanny
- 970
- Devikulam mandal
- 995
Household size
people per home
4.0
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Kunjithanny
- 4.0
- Devikulam mandal
- 3.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kunjithanny at a glance
Kunjithanny is a village of 12,202 people in 3,069 households (Census 2011) in Devikulam taluk, Idukki district, Kerala, the 5th-largest of 12 villages in Devikulam taluk. Literacy is 85%, 7 points above the taluk average of 78% and the sex ratio is 970 women per 1,000 men. It lies 21 km from the Idukki district centre, 5 km from Rajakkad, the nearest town, 31 km from Bodinayakkanur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 685563, served by Vellathooval post office; the LGD village code is 628059. Mapped within or next to the village: bank. The village votes in Devikulam assembly constituency, represented by MLA Adv. A. Raja. The population is estimated at 14,386 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Vellathooval →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kunjithanny · this village | 12,202 | 85% | — |
| Rajakkad · Udumbanchola | 16,486 | 88% | 4.6 km SE |
| Pallivasal · Thirumayam | 741 | 76% | 4.9 km NW |
| Pallivasal · Devikulam | 10,875 | 82% | 5.2 km N |
| Konnathady · Idukki | 29,092 | 87% | 6.2 km SW |
| 2nd Mile · Namsai Hq | 613 | 60% | 6.8 km NW |
| Anaviratty · Devikulam | 5,050 | 80% | 8.4 km W |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kunjithanny
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 22
- Power hours (winter)
- 23
- Primary school
- 3
- Middle school
- 2
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- 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
- Kothamangalam
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 64
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 50
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 20
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Vellathuval, Pallivasal
- Total area (ha)
- 2,577
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kunjithanny
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Key facts — Kunjithanny
- LGD code
- 628059
- Pincode
- 685563
- Post office
- Vellathooval
- Population (Census 2011)
- 12,202
- Population (projected 2026)
- 14,386
- Households
- 3,069
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 970
- Literacy rate
- 84.5%
- Coordinates
- 10.00341°N, 77.06008°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Idukki
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Devikulam
- Member of Parliament
- Dean Kuriakose
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Adv. A. Raja
- Block / Mandal
- Devikulam
- Nearest post office
- Post Office Pottankadu (2.7 km)
- Nearest bank
- The Ellakkal Service Co-operative Bank (0.8 km)
Getting there
How to reach Kunjithanny
Distance to cities · straight line
- Thiruvananthapuram165 kmcapital
- Bengaluru335 km
- Chennai489 km
- Hyderabad835 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationBodinayakkanur31 km
- Bus stopElkkunnu2 km
- Hospital / PHCAnthiyatt Ayurveda Hospital5 km
- ATM / bankThe Ellakkal Service Co-operative Bank<1 km
- Petrol pump765 km
- CollegeGovern,ent ITI Mullakkanam3 km
- Police stationRajakad Police Station6 km
Nearest to the village
- Bus stop
- Elkkunnu2.2 km
- Bank / ATM
- The Ellakkal Service Co-operative Bankunder 1 km
Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km
- ✓ Bank
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Kunjithanny
4 Temples, 3 Churchs, 1 Mosque mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕siva templeTemple1.4 km ↗
- ⛪St Mary`s Orthodox ChurchChurch1.9 km ↗
- ⛪St. Mary's Church PanniyarukuttyChurch3.0 km ↗
- 🛕Shalom fellowship churchTemple3.9 km ↗
- ⛪Bethel Marthoma ChurchChurch4.5 km ↗
- 🛕sndp templeTemple4.6 km ↗
- 🕌Vellathooval Town Juma MasjidMosque4.6 km ↗
- 🛕Annapoorneswary Temple VellathoovalTemple4.6 km ↗
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Kunjithanny
8 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 📚Janatha LibraryLibrary1.5 km ↗
- 📚Public LibraryLibrary3.1 km ↗
- 🎓Govern,ent ITI MullakkanamCollege3.2 km ↗
- 🏫St. Joseph Upper Primary School JosegiriSchool3.3 km ↗
- 🏫GHS SCHOOL GROUNDSchool4.2 km ↗
- 🏫Government school vellathoovalSchool4.3 km ↗
- 🎓High School VellathoovalHigh school4.3 km ↗
- 🧒Nursery School Tea CompanyAnganwadi4.3 km ↗
Villages near Kunjithanny
Other villages in Devikulam 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, 2026-09-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)