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Village snapshot
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- LGD code
- 628105
- Pincode
- 685501
- Post office
- Elappara
- Population
- 18,714
- Households
- 4,754
- Literacy rate
- 81.7%
- Sex ratio
- 1016 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 9,499
- Distance to district centre
- 22 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 2 km
- Distance to Thiruvananthapuram
- 123 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 378 km
- Nearest railway station
- Ettumanoor · 48 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Karunya Hospital · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Elappara compares
By population, Elappara ranks #6 of 10 villages in Peerumade mandal.
Literacy rate
%
81.7%
+0.4% vs mandal average
- Elappara
- 81.7%
- Peerumade mandal
- 81.3%
- Idukki district
- 83.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,016
+6 vs mandal average
- Elappara
- 1,016
- Peerumade mandal
- 1,010
Household size
people per home
3.9
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Elappara
- 3.9
- Peerumade mandal
- 4.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Elappara at a glance
Elappara is a village of 18,714 people in 4,754 households (Census 2011) in Peerumade taluk, Idukki district, Kerala, the 6th-largest of 10 villages in Peerumade taluk. Literacy is 82%, about the same as the taluk average of 81% and the sex ratio is 1,016 women per 1,000 men. It lies 22 km from the Idukki district centre, 7 km from Peerumade, the nearest town, 48 km from Ettumanoor railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 685501, served by Elappara post office; the LGD village code is 628105. Mapped within or next to the village: primary health centre, bank, post office, weekly market. The village votes in Peerumade assembly constituency, represented by MLA Vazhoor Soman. The population is estimated at 22,064 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Elappara
- Treated tap water
- No
- 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
- 6
- Middle school
- 2
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 2
- 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
- Thodupuzha
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 80
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 80
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 15
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Elappara, Upputhara, Peermade
- Total area (ha)
- 8,848
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Elappara
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Key facts — Elappara
- LGD code
- 628105
- Pincode
- 685501
- Post office
- Elappara
- Population (Census 2011)
- 18,714
- Population (projected 2026)
- 22,064
- Households
- 4,754
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1016
- Literacy rate
- 81.7%
- Coordinates
- 9.63062°N, 76.97847°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Idukki
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Peerumade
- Member of Parliament
- Dean Kuriakose
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Vazhoor Soman
- Block / Mandal
- Peerumade
- Nearest PHC
- New Anbu Nursing Home (0.1 km)
- Nearest post office
- Post Office (0.3 km)
- Nearest bank
- SBT ATM (0.0 km)
Getting there
How to reach Elappara
Distance to cities · straight line
- Thiruvananthapuram123 kmcapital
- Bengaluru378 km
- Chennai525 km
- Hyderabad878 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationEttumanoor48 km
- Bus stopMemala Bus Stop2 km
- Hospital / PHCKarunya Hospital<1 km
- ATM / bankSBT ATM<1 km
- Petrol pumpStandard Motor Fuel Agency7 km
- CollegePolytechnic College poonjar17 km
- Police stationPolice Camp5 km
Nearest to the village
- Bus stop
- Memala Bus Stop2.2 km
- Health centre
- Karunya Hospitalunder 1 km
- Bank / ATM
- SBT ATMunder 1 km
- Market
- Marketunder 1 km
Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km
- ✓ Primary health centre
- ✓ Bank
- ✓ Post office
- ✓ Weekly market
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Elappara
3 Temples, 2 Churchs mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Elappara
1 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 🧒Government Upper Primary School KarimtharuviAnganwadi4.5 km ↗
Villages near Elappara
Other villages in Peerumade mandal
View all 9 →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)