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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 628094
- Pincode
- 685583
- Post office
- Vazhithala
- Population
- 11,836
- Households
- 2,952
- Literacy rate
- 88.9%
- Sex ratio
- 997 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 4,774
- Distance to district centre
- 37 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 14 km
- Distance to Thiruvananthapuram
- 152 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 360 km
- Nearest railway station
- Kuruppanthara · 22 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Family Welfare Center, Kodikuthy · 2 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Purapuzha compares
By population, Purapuzha ranks #11 of 17 villages in Thodupuzha mandal.
Literacy rate
%
88.9%
+1.7% vs mandal average
- Purapuzha
- 88.9%
- Thodupuzha mandal
- 87.2%
- Idukki district
- 83.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
997
−13 vs mandal average
- Purapuzha
- 997
- Thodupuzha mandal
- 1,010
Household size
people per home
4.0
Same as the mandal average
- Purapuzha
- 4.0
- Thodupuzha mandal
- 4.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Purapuzha at a glance
Purapuzha is a village of 11,836 people in 2,952 households (Census 2011) in Thodupuzha taluk, Idukki district, Kerala, the 11th-largest of 17 villages in Thodupuzha taluk. Literacy is 89%, 2 points above the taluk average of 87% and the sex ratio is 997 women per 1,000 men. It lies 37 km from the Idukki district centre, 5 km from Palakkuzha, the nearest town, 22 km from Kuruppanthara railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 685583, served by Vazhithala post office; the LGD village code is 628094. Mapped within or next to the village: bank. The village votes in Thodupuzha assembly constituency, represented by MLA P J Joseph. The population is estimated at 13,955 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Purapuzha →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purapuzha · this village | 11,836 | 89% | — |
| Palakkuzha · Muvattupuzha | 13,412 | 89% | 5.5 km W |
| Muttom · Thodupuzha | 11,037 | 88% | 6.5 km SE |
| Veliyannoor · Meenachil | 9,917 | 88% | 7.2 km SW |
| Ramapuram · Meenachil | 16,928 | 89% | 7.4 km S |
| Manjalloor · Muvattupuzha | 17,145 | 89% | 8.6 km N |
| Kalloorkkad · Muvattupuzha | 12,911 | 89% | 9.2 km N |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Purapuzha
- 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
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 2
- Community health centre
- 1
- 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)
- 10
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 68
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Purapuzha
- Total area (ha)
- 2,273
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 135.2
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Purapuzha
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Purapuzha
- LGD code
- 628094
- Pincode
- 685583
- Post office
- Vazhithala
- Population (Census 2011)
- 11,836
- Population (projected 2026)
- 13,955
- Households
- 2,952
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 997
- Literacy rate
- 88.9%
- Coordinates
- 9.86717°N, 76.66124°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 bank
- COOPERATIVE BANK (0.8 km)
Getting there
How to reach Purapuzha
Distance to cities · straight line
- Thiruvananthapuram152 kmcapital
- Bengaluru360 km
- Chennai532 km
- Hyderabad859 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationKuruppanthara22 km
- Bus stopEruttuthodu Laksham Kavala2 km
- Hospital / PHCFamily Welfare Center, Kodikuthy2 km
- ATM / bankCOOPERATIVE BANK<1 km
- Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum3 km
- CollegeShanthigiri CMI College2 km
- Police stationPolice Station, Ramapuram8 km
Nearest to the village
- Bus stop
- Eruttuthodu Laksham Kavala1.6 km
- Health centre
- Family Welfare Center, Kodikuthy2.0 km
- Bank / ATM
- COOPERATIVE BANKunder 1 km
Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km
- ✓ Bank
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Purapuzha
3 Temples, 4 Churchs, 1 Mosque mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕PUTHUCHIRAKKAVU DEVI KSHETHRAMTemple<1 km ↗
- 🛕Sree Narayana Guru TempleTemple<1 km ↗
- ⛪St.Joseph ChurchChurch1.8 km ↗
- ⛪Sanjo Mount VadakkammuryChurch1.9 km ↗
- ⛪CSI CHURCH, VAZHITHALAChurch2.4 km ↗
- 🕌TOWN JUMA MADJID VAZHITHALAMosque2.5 km ↗
- 🛕St. Antony's Church, KuninjiTemple2.5 km ↗
- ⛪ST MARYS CHURCH, NEDIYASALAChurch2.6 km ↗
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Purapuzha
10 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 📚Church Library PurapuzhaLibrary<1 km ↗
- 📚Public LibraryLibrary<1 km ↗
- 🎓Shanthigiri CMI CollegeCollege1.8 km ↗
- 📚Santhosh Club and LibraryLibrary1.9 km ↗
- 📚Nediasala Public LibraryLibrary2.6 km ↗
- 📚Vazhithala Public LibraryLibrary2.6 km ↗
- 📚Kuninji LibraryLibrary2.6 km ↗
- 🎓St. Sebastin High School VazhithalaHigh school2.7 km ↗
- 🎓St. Sebastin Higher Secondary School VazhithalaHigh school2.8 km ↗
- 📚Karamala libraryLibrary3.1 km ↗
Villages near Purapuzha
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)