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- LGD code
- 628103
- Pincode
- 685503
- Post office
- Vagamon
- Population
- 14,641
- Households
- 3,816
- Literacy rate
- 82.7%
- Sex ratio
- 1030 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 7,644
- Distance to district centre
- 18 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 13 km
- Distance to Thiruvananthapuram
- 130 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 373 km
- Nearest railway station
- Ettumanoor · 40 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- life line · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Vagamon compares
By population, Vagamon ranks #7 of 10 villages in Peerumade mandal.
Literacy rate
%
82.7%
+1.4% vs mandal average
- Vagamon
- 82.7%
- Peerumade mandal
- 81.3%
- Idukki district
- 83.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,030
+20 vs mandal average
- Vagamon
- 1,030
- Peerumade mandal
- 1,010
Household size
people per home
3.8
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Vagamon
- 3.8
- Peerumade mandal
- 4.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Vagamon at a glance
Vagamon is a village of 14,641 people in 3,816 households (Census 2011) in Peerumade taluk, Idukki district, Kerala, the 7th-largest of 10 villages in Peerumade taluk. Literacy is 83%, 1 points above the taluk average of 81% and the sex ratio is 1,030 women per 1,000 men. It lies 18 km from the Idukki district centre, 10 km from Elappara, the nearest town, 40 km from Ettumanoor railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 685503, served by Vagamon post office; the LGD village code is 628103. Mapped within or next to the village: high school, anganwadi, primary health centre, bank. The village votes in Peerumade assembly constituency, represented by MLA Vazhoor Soman. The population is estimated at 17,262 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Vagamon
- 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
- 3
- Middle school
- 2
- Secondary school
- 2
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- 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
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- Thodupuzha
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 37
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 46
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 28
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Elappara, Upputhara
- Total area (ha)
- 7,830
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 1,600
- Forest area (ha)
- 69.03
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Vagamon
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Vagamon
- LGD code
- 628103
- Pincode
- 685503
- Post office
- Vagamon
- Population (Census 2011)
- 14,641
- Population (projected 2026)
- 17,262
- Households
- 3,816
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1030
- Literacy rate
- 82.7%
- Coordinates
- 9.68860°N, 76.90686°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Idukki
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Peerumade
- Member of Parliament
- Dean Kuriakose
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Vazhoor Soman
- Block / Mandal
- Peerumade
- Nearest police station
- Police Station ,Vagamon (0.3 km)
- Nearest PHC
- life line (0.1 km)
- Nearest bank
- State Bank of India (0.1 km)
Getting there
How to reach Vagamon
Distance to cities · straight line
- Thiruvananthapuram130 kmcapital
- Bengaluru373 km
- Chennai526 km
- Hyderabad873 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationEttumanoor40 km
- Bus stopvagamon bs<1 km
- Hospital / PHClife line<1 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India<1 km
- Petrol pumpHindustan Petroleum11 km
- CollegePolytechnic College poonjar9 km
- Police stationPolice Station ,Vagamon<1 km
Nearest to the village
- Bus stop
- vagamon bsunder 1 km
- Health centre
- life lineunder 1 km
- Bank / ATM
- State Bank of Indiaunder 1 km
Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km
- ✓ High school
- ✓ Anganwadi
- ✓ Primary health centre
- ✓ Bank
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Vagamon
1 Mosque, 2 Churchs, 5 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Vagamon
3 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
Villages near Vagamon
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)