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Village snapshot
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- LGD code
- 628100
- Pincode
- 685591
- Post office
- Arakulam
- Population
- 12,421
- Households
- 3,157
- Literacy rate
- 87.4%
- Sex ratio
- 1081 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 4,866
- Distance to district centre
- 17 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 9 km
- Distance to Thiruvananthapuram
- 142 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 362 km
- Nearest railway station
- Ettumanoor · 35 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Bishop Vayalil Medical Centre · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Arakkulam compares
By population, Arakkulam ranks #9 of 17 villages in Thodupuzha mandal.
Literacy rate
%
87.4%
+0.2% vs mandal average
- Arakkulam
- 87.4%
- Thodupuzha mandal
- 87.2%
- Idukki district
- 83.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,081
+71 vs mandal average
- Arakkulam
- 1,081
- Thodupuzha mandal
- 1,010
Household size
people per home
3.9
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Arakkulam
- 3.9
- Thodupuzha mandal
- 4.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Arakkulam at a glance
Arakkulam is a village of 12,421 people in 3,157 households (Census 2011) in Thodupuzha taluk, Idukki district, Kerala, the 9th-largest of 17 villages in Thodupuzha taluk. Literacy is 87%, about the same as the taluk average of 87% and the sex ratio is 1,081 women per 1,000 men. It lies 17 km from the Idukki district centre, 6 km from Valakam, the nearest town, 35 km from Ettumanoor railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 685591, served by Arakulam post office; the LGD village code is 628100. Mapped within or next to the village: primary health centre, bank, post office, weekly market. The village votes in Thodupuzha assembly constituency, represented by MLA P J Joseph. The population is estimated at 14,644 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Arakulam →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arakkulam · this village | 12,421 | 87% | — |
| Elappally · Thodupuzha | 4,320 | 89% | 2.9 km S |
| Valakam · Muvattupuzha | 15,966 | 89% | 5.8 km W |
| Valakam · Kottarakkara | 16,384 | 87% | 5.8 km W |
| Kudayathoor · Thodupuzha | 10,080 | 89% | 7 km NW |
| Velliyamattom · Thodupuzha | 19,366 | 86% | 7.1 km NW |
| Melukavu · Meenachil | 9,385 | 90% | 7.3 km W |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Arakkulam
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- 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
- 2
- 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
- 2
- 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
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- Thodupuzha
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 19
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 37
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 19
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Arakkulam, Velliyamattom
- Total area (ha)
- 4,135
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 6.1
- Forest area (ha)
- 1,214.05
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Arakkulam
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Arakkulam
- LGD code
- 628100
- Pincode
- 685591
- Post office
- Arakulam
- Population (Census 2011)
- 12,421
- Population (projected 2026)
- 14,644
- Households
- 3,157
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1081
- Literacy rate
- 87.4%
- Coordinates
- 9.79536°N, 76.84560°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Idukki
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Thodupuzha
- Member of Parliament
- Dean Kuriakose
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- P J Joseph
- Block / Mandal
- Thodupuzha
- Nearest PHC
- Plant Health Clinic (1.9 km)
- Nearest post office
- Post Office, Moolamattaom (0.8 km)
- Nearest bank
- Federal Bank (1.1 km)
Getting there
How to reach Arakkulam
Distance to cities · straight line
- Thiruvananthapuram142 kmcapital
- Bengaluru362 km
- Chennai522 km
- Hyderabad862 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationEttumanoor35 km
- Bus stopPrivate Bus Station<1 km
- Hospital / PHCBishop Vayalil Medical Centre<1 km
- ATM / bankFederal Bank1 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil<1 km
- CollegeMoolamattom College3 km
- Police stationPolice Station, Melukavumattom9 km
Nearest to the village
- Bus stop
- Private Bus Stationunder 1 km
- Health centre
- Bishop Vayalil Medical Centreunder 1 km
- Bank / ATM
- Federal Bank1.1 km
- Petrol pump
- Indian Oilunder 1 km
- Market
- Thalumkal Home Applianceunder 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 Arakkulam
3 Churchs, 4 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Arakkulam
5 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
Villages near Arakkulam
Other villages in Thodupuzha mandal
View all 16 →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)