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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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- LGD code
- 628102
- Pincode
- 685589
- Post office
- Moolamattom
- Population
- 4,320
- Households
- 1,148
- Literacy rate
- 88.8%
- Sex ratio
- 976 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,868
- Distance to district centre
- 17 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 12 km
- Distance to Thiruvananthapuram
- 139 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 365 km
- Nearest railway station
- Ettumanoor · 35 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Bishop Vayalil Medical Centre · 3 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Elappally compares
By population, Elappally ranks #16 of 17 villages in Thodupuzha mandal.
Literacy rate
%
88.8%
+1.6% vs mandal average
- Elappally
- 88.8%
- Thodupuzha mandal
- 87.2%
- Idukki district
- 83.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
976
−34 vs mandal average
- Elappally
- 976
- Thodupuzha mandal
- 1,010
Household size
people per home
3.8
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Elappally
- 3.8
- Thodupuzha mandal
- 4.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Elappally at a glance
Elappally is a village of 4,320 people in 1,148 households (Census 2011) in Thodupuzha taluk, Idukki district, Kerala, the 16th-largest of 17 villages in Thodupuzha taluk. Literacy is 89%, 2 points above the taluk average of 87% and the sex ratio is 976 women per 1,000 men. It lies 17 km from the Idukki district centre, 3 km from Arakkulam, the nearest town, 35 km from Ettumanoor railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 685589, served by Moolamattom post office; the LGD village code is 628102. The nearest hospital or health centre is Bishop Vayalil Medical Centre, 3 km away. The village votes in Thodupuzha assembly constituency, represented by MLA P J Joseph. The population is estimated at 5,093 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Elappally
- 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
- 2
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 2
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- 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)
- 28
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 68
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 27
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Arakkulam
- Total area (ha)
- 2,687
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 60.2
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Elappally
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Key facts — Elappally
- LGD code
- 628102
- Pincode
- 685589
- Post office
- Moolamattom
- Population (Census 2011)
- 4,320
- Population (projected 2026)
- 5,093
- Households
- 1,148
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 976
- Literacy rate
- 88.8%
- Coordinates
- 9.77036°N, 76.85275°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 post office
- East Post Office, Moolamattom (2.4 km)
Getting there
How to reach Elappally
Distance to cities · straight line
- Thiruvananthapuram139 kmcapital
- Bengaluru365 km
- Chennai524 km
- Hyderabad865 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationEttumanoor35 km
- Bus stopPrivate Bus Station2 km
- Hospital / PHCBishop Vayalil Medical Centre3 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India2 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil3 km
- CollegeMoolamattom College6 km
- Police stationPolice Station, Melukavumattom10 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Elappally
2 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 Elappally
2 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
Villages near Elappally
Other villages in Thodupuzha mandal
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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)