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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
- 628053
- Pincode
- 685615
- Post office
- Ellapatti
- Population
- 3,292
- Households
- 901
- Literacy rate
- 66.6%
- Sex ratio
- 948 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,960
- Distance to district centre
- 48 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 28 km
- Distance to Thiruvananthapuram
- 187 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 313 km
- Nearest railway station
- Bodinayakkanur · 20 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Health Center · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Vattavada compares
By population, Vattavada ranks #11 of 12 villages in Devikulam mandal.
Literacy rate
%
66.6%
−11.4% vs mandal average
- Vattavada
- 66.6%
- Devikulam mandal
- 78.0%
- Idukki district
- 83.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
948
−47 vs mandal average
- Vattavada
- 948
- Devikulam mandal
- 995
Household size
people per home
3.7
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Vattavada
- 3.7
- Devikulam mandal
- 3.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Vattavada at a glance
Vattavada is a village of 3,292 people in 901 households (Census 2011) in Devikulam taluk, Idukki district, Kerala, the 11th-largest of 12 villages in Devikulam taluk. Literacy is 67%, 11 points below the taluk average of 78% and the sex ratio is 948 women per 1,000 men. It lies 48 km from the Idukki district centre, 15 km from Marayoor, the nearest town, 20 km from Bodinayakkanur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 685615, served by Ellapatti post office; the LGD village code is 628053. Mapped within or next to the village: primary school, high school, bank, post office. The village votes in Devikulam assembly constituency, represented by MLA Adv. A. Raja. The population is estimated at 3,881 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Vattavada →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vattavada · this village | 3,292 | 67% | — |
| Kilavarai · Pethanaickanpalayam | 55 | 0% | 7.5 km NE |
| Kanthalloor · Devikulam | 6,758 | 69% | 7.7 km NW |
| Keezhanthoor · Devikulam | 4,205 | 67% | 8 km NW |
| Mannavanur · Kodaikanal | 8,117 | 62% | 11.4 km NE |
| Marayoor · Devikulam | 12,399 | 69% | 14.8 km NW |
| Kannan Devan Hills · Devikulam | 55,738 | 78% | 16.2 km W |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Vattavada
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 22
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 1
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- 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
- Kothamangalam
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 120
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 122
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 50
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Vattavada
- Total area (ha)
- 3,178
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 2,276.45
- Forest area (ha)
- 901.55
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Vattavada
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Vattavada
- LGD code
- 628053
- Pincode
- 685615
- Post office
- Ellapatti
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,292
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,881
- Households
- 901
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 948
- Literacy rate
- 66.6%
- Coordinates
- 10.17729°N, 77.25364°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, Koviloor (0.9 km)
- Nearest bank
- Kerala Gramin Bank (0.8 km)
Getting there
How to reach Vattavada
Distance to cities · straight line
- Thiruvananthapuram187 kmcapital
- Bengaluru313 km
- Chennai461 km
- Hyderabad812 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationBodinayakkanur20 km
- Bus stopfactory5 km
- Hospital / PHCHealth Center<1 km
- ATM / bankKerala Gramin Bank<1 km
- Petrol pumpIndian oil20 km
- CollegeMunnar Catering College17 km
- Police stationPolice Station, Marayoor15 km
Nearest to the village
- Health centre
- Health Centerunder 1 km
- Bank / ATM
- Kerala Gramin Bankunder 1 km
Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km
- ✓ Primary school
- ✓ High school
- ✓ Bank
- ✓ Post office
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Vattavada
2 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Vattavada
5 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 685615
Villages near Vattavada
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)