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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
- 628055
- Pincode
- 685565
- Post office
- Chithirapuram
- Population
- 9,595
- Households
- 2,513
- Literacy rate
- 78.8%
- Sex ratio
- 973 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 4,963
- Distance to district centre
- 144 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 164 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 499 km
- Distance to Chennai
- 623 km
- Nearest railway station
- Thiruvananthapuram Pettah · 4 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Mruthyunjaya Holistic Clinic · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Mankulam compares
By population, Mankulam ranks #7 of 12 villages in Devikulam mandal.
Literacy rate
%
78.8%
+0.8% vs mandal average
- Mankulam
- 78.8%
- Devikulam mandal
- 78.0%
- Idukki district
- 83.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
973
−22 vs mandal average
- Mankulam
- 973
- Devikulam mandal
- 995
Household size
people per home
3.8
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Mankulam
- 3.8
- Devikulam mandal
- 3.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Mankulam at a glance
Mankulam is a village of 9,595 people in 2,513 households (Census 2011) in Devikulam taluk, Idukki district, Kerala, the 7th-largest of 12 villages in Devikulam taluk. Literacy is 79%, about the same as the taluk average of 78% and the sex ratio is 973 women per 1,000 men. It lies 144 km from the Idukki district centre, 9 km from Aruvikkara, the nearest town, 4 km from Thiruvananthapuram Pettah railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 685565, served by Chithirapuram post office; the LGD village code is 628055. Mapped within or next to the village: primary school, high school, anganwadi, primary health centre, bank and more. The village votes in Devikulam assembly constituency, represented by MLA Adv. A. Raja. The population is estimated at 11,313 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Mankulam →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mankulam · this village | 9,595 | 79% | — |
| Pattom · Thiruvananthapuram | — | — | 0.9 km SW |
| Kawdiar · Thiruvananthapuram | — | — | 1.7 km E |
| Ulloor · Thiruvananthapuram | — | — | 2 km W |
| Peroorkada · Thiruvananthapuram | — | — | 2.5 km NE |
| Sasthamangalam · Thiruvananthapuram | — | — | 3.2 km SE |
| Vanchiyoor · Thiruvananthapuram | — | — | 3.5 km S |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Mankulam
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 23
- Power hours (winter)
- 23
- Primary school
- 7
- Middle school
- 0
- 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
- 1
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- Yes
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- 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)
- 88
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 71
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 39
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Mankulam
- Total area (ha)
- 10,446
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 1,287.4
- Forest area (ha)
- 8,682.67
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Mankulam
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Mankulam
- LGD code
- 628055
- Pincode
- 685565
- Post office
- Chithirapuram
- Population (Census 2011)
- 9,595
- Population (projected 2026)
- 11,313
- Households
- 2,513
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 973
- Literacy rate
- 78.8%
- Coordinates
- 8.52592°N, 76.94589°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 bank
- Indian Overseas Bank (0.6 km)
Getting there
How to reach Mankulam
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bengaluru499 km
- Chennai623 km
- Hyderabad999 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationThiruvananthapuram Pettah4 km
- Bus stopLIC Junction<1 km
- Hospital / PHCMruthyunjaya Holistic Clinic<1 km
- ATM / bankIndian Overseas Bank<1 km
- Petrol pumpHindustan Petroleum<1 km
- CollegeCentral University of Kerala Capital centre<1 km
- Police stationPolice Security Office1 km
Nearest to the village
- Health centre
- Mruthyunjaya Holistic Clinicunder 1 km
- Bank / ATM
- Indian Overseas Bankunder 1 km
Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km
- ✓ Primary school
- ✓ High school
- ✓ Anganwadi
- ✓ Primary health centre
- ✓ Bank
- ✓ Post office
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Mankulam
7 Temples, 1 Church mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕Mankulam Sree Parashakthi TempleTemple<1 km ↗
- 🛕Kizhakepatom Mararapalam Devi TempleTemple<1 km ↗
- 🛕Kizhekkepattom marappalam devi kshethramTemple<1 km ↗
- 🛕Madthu Devi TempleTemple<1 km ↗
- 🛕Subhramaniya KshetramTemple<1 km ↗
- 🛕Kariavattom Sastha TempleTemple<1 km ↗
- ⛪SH ConventChurch<1 km ↗
- 🛕Arappura sri bhadrakali templeTemple<1 km ↗
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Mankulam
10 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 🎓Central University of Kerala Capital centreCollege<1 km ↗
- 🎓nss high schoolHigh school<1 km ↗
- 🧒Little FeetAnganwadi<1 km ↗
- 🧒Toddlers English ClinicAnganwadi<1 km ↗
- 📚Rashmi Kalasamithi,Library And ReadingroomLibrary<1 km ↗
- 🎓Technical Higher Secondary School, PattomHigh school1.0 km ↗
- 🏫thss muttadaSchool1.0 km ↗
- 🏫Pattom Thanupilla Memorial SchoolSchool1.0 km ↗
- 📚Ragam Theaters GrandhasalaLibrary1.0 km ↗
- 🎓Offenso Hackers AcademyCollege1.1 km ↗
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 685565
Villages near Mankulam
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)