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Village snapshot
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- LGD code
- 628402
- Pincode
- 691311
- Post office
- Channapettah
- Population
- 12,219
- Households
- 3,261
- Literacy rate
- 85.1%
- Sex ratio
- 1131 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 3,940
- Distance to district centre
- 37 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 16 km
- Distance to Thiruvananthapuram
- 42 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 458 km
- Nearest railway station
- Edamann · 12 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- P H Subcentre vellaramkulam · 2 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Alayamon compares
By population, Alayamon ranks #9 of 14 villages in Punalur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
85.1%
+0.7% vs mandal average
- Alayamon
- 85.1%
- Punalur mandal
- 84.4%
- Kollam district
- 85.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,131
+6 vs mandal average
- Alayamon
- 1,131
- Punalur mandal
- 1,125
Household size
people per home
3.7
Same as the mandal average
- Alayamon
- 3.7
- Punalur mandal
- 3.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Alayamon at a glance
Alayamon is a village of 12,219 people in 3,261 households (Census 2011) in Punalur taluk, Kollam district, Kerala, the 9th-largest of 14 villages in Punalur taluk. Literacy is 85%, about the same as the taluk average of 84% and the sex ratio is 1,131 women per 1,000 men. It lies 37 km from the Kollam district centre, 3 km from Panavoor, the nearest town, 12 km from Edamann railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 691311, served by Channapettah post office; the LGD village code is 628402. The nearest hospital or health centre is P H Subcentre vellaramkulam, 2 km away. The village votes in Punalur assembly constituency, represented by MLA P S Supal. The population is estimated at 14,406 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Alayamon
- 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)
- 23
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 3
- Secondary school
- 2
- 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
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- Punalur
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 15
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 55
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 14
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Alayamon
- Total area (ha)
- 1,671
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 381
- Forest area (ha)
- 349
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Alayamon
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Alayamon
- LGD code
- 628402
- Pincode
- 691311
- Post office
- Channapettah
- Population (Census 2011)
- 12,219
- Population (projected 2026)
- 14,406
- Households
- 3,261
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1131
- Literacy rate
- 85.1%
- Coordinates
- 8.90047°N, 76.95508°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kollam
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Punalur
- Member of Parliament
- N. K. Premachandran
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- P S Supal
- Block / Mandal
- Punalur
- Nearest post office
- Karukone post office (2.5 km)
Getting there
How to reach Alayamon
Distance to cities · straight line
- Thiruvananthapuram42 kmcapital
- Bengaluru458 km
- Chennai589 km
- Hyderabad958 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationEdamann12 km
- Bus stopKarukone JN.2 km
- Hospital / PHCP H Subcentre vellaramkulam2 km
- ATM / bankCo Operative Bank, Vayala4 km
- Petrol pumpHP gas station10 km
- CollegeSt. John's College5 km
- Police stationPolice Station, Kadakkal9 km
Nearest to the village
- Bus stop
- Karukone JN.2.5 km
- Health centre
- Primary Health Centre, Alayamon2.4 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Alayamon
2 Temples, 4 Churchs, 2 Mosques mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕kuttanad siva templeTemple1.6 km ↗
- 🛕Trikoikal Srinarasimhaswamy TempleTemple2.8 km ↗
- ⛪The Pentacostal MissionChurch3.4 km ↗
- ⛪The Pentecostal MissionChurch3.6 km ↗
- ⛪St.George Malankara Catholic ChurchChurch3.7 km ↗
- 🕌Pathady Juma MasjidMosque3.7 km ↗
- ⛪Bethel Marthoma ChurchChurch3.8 km ↗
- 🕌Yeroor Muslim Juma MasjidMosque3.8 km ↗
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Alayamon
6 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 691311
Villages near Alayamon
Other villages in Punalur mandal
View all 14 →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)