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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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- LGD code
- 628110
- Pincode
- 685509
- Post office
- Kumily
- Population
- 30,276
- Households
- 7,404
- Literacy rate
- 81.1%
- Sex ratio
- 997 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 12,711
- Distance to district centre
- 30 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 19 km
- Distance to Thiruvananthapuram
- 123 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 377 km
- Nearest railway station
- Rajapalaiyam · 46 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- BeWell Healthcare · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Kumily compares
By population, Kumily ranks #1 of 10 villages in Peerumade mandal — the largest.
Literacy rate
%
81.1%
−0.2% vs mandal average
- Kumily
- 81.1%
- Peerumade mandal
- 81.3%
- Idukki district
- 83.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
997
−13 vs mandal average
- Kumily
- 997
- Peerumade mandal
- 1,010
Household size
people per home
4.1
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Kumily
- 4.1
- Peerumade mandal
- 4.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kumily at a glance
Kumily is a village of 30,276 people in 7,404 households (Census 2011) in Peerumade taluk, Idukki district, Kerala, the largest of 10 villages in Peerumade taluk. Literacy is 81%, about the same as the taluk average of 81% and the sex ratio is 997 women per 1,000 men. It lies 30 km from the Idukki district centre, 5 km from Chakkupallam, the nearest town, 46 km from Rajapalaiyam railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 685509, served by Kumily post office; the LGD village code is 628110. Mapped within or next to the village: primary school, high school, primary health centre, bank, post office and more. The village votes in Peerumade assembly constituency, represented by MLA Vazhoor Soman. The population is estimated at 35,695 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Kumaly →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kumily · this village | 30,276 | 81% | — |
| Chakkupallam · Udumbanchola | 12,609 | 79% | 5 km NW |
| Anakkara · Udumbanchola | 24,192 | 83% | 6.5 km N |
| Anakkara · Pattambi | 24,699 | 82% | 6.6 km N |
| Manjumala · Peerumade | 20,503 | 76% | 11.7 km SW |
| Anavilasam · Udumbanchola | 7,549 | 80% | 12.5 km NW |
| Vandanmedu · Udumbanchola | 12,138 | 73% | 12.9 km N |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kumily
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- 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
- 6
- Secondary school
- 4
- Senior secondary
- 3
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 2
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 3
- Veterinary hospital
- 2
- 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
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- Kambam
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 46
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 65
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 28
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Kumily
- Total area (ha)
- 20,331
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 6,474.37
- Forest area (ha)
- 10,198
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kumily
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Kumily
- LGD code
- 628110
- Pincode
- 685509
- Post office
- Kumily
- Population (Census 2011)
- 30,276
- Population (projected 2026)
- 35,695
- Households
- 7,404
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 997
- Literacy rate
- 81.1%
- Coordinates
- 9.60680°N, 77.16710°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
- BeWell Healthcare (0.0 km)
Getting there
How to reach Kumily
Distance to cities · straight line
- Thiruvananthapuram123 kmcapital
- Bengaluru377 km
- Chennai514 km
- Hyderabad877 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationRajapalaiyam46 km
- Bus stopKumali Bus stand<1 km
- Hospital / PHCBeWell Healthcare<1 km
- ATM / bankICDB Bank<1 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil Petrol Pump<1 km
- CollegeGovernment Industrial Training Institute (ITI)17 km
- Police stationPolice station, Kumily<1 km
Nearest to the village
- Health centre
- BeWell Healthcareunder 1 km
Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km
- ✓ Primary school
- ✓ High school
- ✓ Primary health centre
- ✓ Bank
- ✓ Post office
- ✓ Weekly market
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Kumily
6 Churchs, 2 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Kumily
4 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 685509
Villages near Kumily
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)