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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
- 628130
- Pincode
- 686571
- Post office
- Kadaplamattom
- Population
- 13,333
- Households
- 3,249
- Literacy rate
- 90.1%
- Sex ratio
- 1024 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 6,356
- Distance to district centre
- 9 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 10 km
- Distance to Thiruvananthapuram
- 141 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 375 km
- Nearest railway station
- Kuruppanthara · 8 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- St. Vincent Hospital · 2 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Elackad compares
By population, Elackad ranks #14 of 25 villages in Meenachil mandal.
Literacy rate
%
90.1%
+1.1% vs mandal average
- Elackad
- 90.1%
- Meenachil mandal
- 89.0%
- Kottayam district
- 88.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,024
+8 vs mandal average
- Elackad
- 1,024
- Meenachil mandal
- 1,016
Household size
people per home
4.1
Same as the mandal average
- Elackad
- 4.1
- Meenachil mandal
- 4.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Elackad at a glance
Elackad is a village of 13,333 people in 3,249 households (Census 2011) in Meenachil taluk, Kottayam district, Kerala, the 14th-largest of 25 villages in Meenachil taluk. Literacy is 90%, 1 points above the taluk average of 89% and the sex ratio is 1,024 women per 1,000 men. It lies 9 km from the Kottayam district centre, 2 km from Kalikavu, the nearest town, 8 km from Kuruppanthara railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 686571, served by Kadaplamattom post office; the LGD village code is 628130. Mapped within or next to the village: primary school, bank. The village votes in Pala assembly constituency, represented by MLA Mani C Kappen. The population is estimated at 15,720 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Marangattupilly →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elackad · this village | 13,333 | 90% | — |
| Kalikavu · Nilambur | 22,018 | 79% | 2.1 km SW |
| Kuravilangad · Meenachil | 18,033 | 89% | 2.8 km NW |
| Kurichithanam · Meenachil | 9,383 | 89% | 4 km NE |
| Kadaplamattom · Meenachil | — | — | 4.4 km SE |
| Uzhavoor · Meenachil | 9,063 | 88% | 5.5 km NE |
| Monippally · Meenachil | 10,733 | 89% | 6.8 km N |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Elackad
- 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
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 24
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 5
- Middle school
- 3
- Secondary school
- 2
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 1
- Dispensary
- 3
- Veterinary hospital
- 2
- 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
- Palai
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 11
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 29
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 24
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Marangattupilly, Kadaplamattom
- Total area (ha)
- 2,311
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 58.86
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Elackad
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Key facts — Elackad
- LGD code
- 628130
- Pincode
- 686571
- Post office
- Kadaplamattom
- Population (Census 2011)
- 13,333
- Population (projected 2026)
- 15,720
- Households
- 3,249
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1024
- Literacy rate
- 90.1%
- Coordinates
- 9.74579°N, 76.58470°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kottayam
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Pala
- Member of Parliament
- Francis George
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Mani C Kappen
- Block / Mandal
- Meenachil
- Nearest post office
- Post Office, Marangattupilly (2.9 km)
- Nearest bank
- Vayala Co-operative Bank - Elackadu Branch (0.5 km)
Getting there
How to reach Elackad
Distance to cities · straight line
- Thiruvananthapuram141 kmcapital
- Bengaluru375 km
- Chennai547 km
- Hyderabad874 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationKuruppanthara8 km
- Bus stopIdiyaali2 km
- Hospital / PHCSt. Vincent Hospital2 km
- ATM / bankVayala Co-operative Bank - Elackadu Branch<1 km
- Petrol pumpHP marangattupilly3 km
- CollegeLabour India College of Teacher Education1 km
- Police stationPolice Station, Kuruvilangad3 km
Nearest to the village
- Bus stop
- Marangattupilly Bus Stop2.9 km
- Bank / ATM
- Vayala Co-operative Bank - Elackadu Branchunder 1 km
Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km
- ✓ Primary school
- ✓ Bank
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Elackad
5 Temples, 3 Churchs mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕Vazhappillikkaavu Bhagavathi KshetramTemple1.1 km ↗
- ⛪Fatima Matha Church ElackadChurch1.1 km ↗
- ⛪St. Sebastian's Church, MannackanadChurch1.6 km ↗
- 🛕Njaralappuzha Sree Dharma Sastha TempleTemple2.3 km ↗
- ⛪St Mary's Church ValayaChurch2.4 km ↗
- 🛕Marth Mariyam Major Archiepiscopal ChurchTemple2.4 km ↗
- 🛕Sree Narasimha Swami TempleTemple2.6 km ↗
- 🛕Kozha sree narasimhaswami templeTemple2.6 km ↗
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Elackad
10 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 🏫Mannackanad Govt. U P SchoolSchool1.5 km ↗
- 🎓Labour India College of Teacher EducationCollege1.5 km ↗
- 🏫Labour India Gurukulam Public SchoolSchool1.6 km ↗
- 🏫O.L.C Deaf SchoolSchool1.7 km ↗
- 📚Madhyamkunnu grameenavayanshalaLibrary2.1 km ↗
- 🏫St Marys Lower Primary Girls SchoolSchool2.5 km ↗
- 🎓St Marys Girls High SchoolHigh school2.6 km ↗
- 🎓Deva Matha CollegeCollege2.6 km ↗
- 📚Desheeya Vayanasala, AndoorLibrary2.6 km ↗
- 🏫St. Marys Girls KuravilangadSchool2.7 km ↗
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 686571
Villages near Elackad
Other villages in Meenachil mandal
View all 27 →- Kidangoor
- Kanakkari
- Kondoor
- Poonjar Thekkekara
- Kuravilangad
- Bharananganam
- Ramapuram
- Vellilappally
- Poovarany
- Meenachil (Part)
- Puliyannoor (Part)
- Kadanad
- Vallichira
- Monippally
- Poonjar Nadubhagam
- Veliyannoor
- Thalappalam
- Teekoy
- Melukavu
- Kurichithanam
- Moonilavu
- Lalam (Part)
- Uzhavoor
- Thalanadu
- Erattupetta (Ct)
- Kadaplamattom
- Poonjar
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, 2026-09-13
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)