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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 628111
- Pincode
- 685531
- Post office
- Peermade
- Population
- 1,129
- Households
- 314
- Literacy rate
- 82.3%
- Sex ratio
- 1110 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 509
- 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 Mlappara compares
By population, Mlappara ranks #10 of 10 villages in Peerumade mandal — the smallest.
Literacy rate
%
82.3%
+1.0% vs mandal average
- Mlappara
- 82.3%
- Peerumade mandal
- 81.3%
- Idukki district
- 83.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,110
+100 vs mandal average
- Mlappara
- 1,110
- Peerumade mandal
- 1,010
Household size
people per home
3.6
−0.4 vs mandal average
- Mlappara
- 3.6
- Peerumade mandal
- 4.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Mlappara at a glance
Mlappara is a village of 1,129 people in 314 households (Census 2011) in Peerumade taluk, Idukki district, Kerala, the 10th-largest of 10 villages in Peerumade taluk. Literacy is 82%, 1 points above the taluk average of 81% and the sex ratio is 1,110 women per 1,000 men. It lies 22 km from the Idukki district centre, 0 km from Elappara, the nearest town, 48 km from Ettumanoor railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 685531, served by Peermade post office; the LGD village code is 628111. The nearest hospital or health centre is Karunya Hospital, <1 km away. The village votes in Peerumade assembly constituency, represented by MLA Vazhoor Soman. The population is estimated at 1,331 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Mlappara
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 22
- Power hours (winter)
- 22
- Primary school
- 0
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 1
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- 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
- Kottayam
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 60
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 110
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 41
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Peruvanthanam
- Total area (ha)
- 54,940
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 208.76
- Forest area (ha)
- 50,331.24
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Mlappara
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Mlappara
- LGD code
- 628111
- Pincode
- 685531
- Post office
- Peermade
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,129
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,331
- Households
- 314
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1110
- Literacy rate
- 82.3%
- 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
Getting there
How to reach Mlappara
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
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Mlappara
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 Mlappara
1 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 🧒Government Upper Primary School KarimtharuviAnganwadi4.5 km ↗
Same pincode
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- 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)