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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
- 628118
- Pincode
- 686651
- Post office
- Anthinad
- Population
- 14,692
- Households
- 3,461
- Literacy rate
- 88.5%
- Sex ratio
- 1009 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 5,858
- Distance to district centre
- 17 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 7 km
- Distance to Thiruvananthapuram
- 143 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 367 km
- Nearest railway station
- Ettumanoor · 22 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Ayurveda Hospital, Mattathipara · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Kadanad compares
By population, Kadanad ranks #12 of 25 villages in Meenachil mandal.
Literacy rate
%
88.5%
−0.5% vs mandal average
- Kadanad
- 88.5%
- Meenachil mandal
- 89.0%
- Kottayam district
- 88.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,009
−7 vs mandal average
- Kadanad
- 1,009
- Meenachil mandal
- 1,016
Household size
people per home
4.2
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Kadanad
- 4.2
- Meenachil mandal
- 4.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kadanad at a glance
Kadanad is a village of 14,692 people in 3,461 households (Census 2011) in Meenachil taluk, Kottayam district, Kerala, the 12th-largest of 25 villages in Meenachil taluk. Literacy is 89%, about the same as the taluk average of 89% and the sex ratio is 1,009 women per 1,000 men. It lies 17 km from the Kottayam district centre, 5 km from Muttom, the nearest town, 22 km from Ettumanoor railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 686651, served by Anthinad post office; the LGD village code is 628118. Mapped within or next to the village: primary school, high school, bank, post office. The village votes in Pala assembly constituency, represented by MLA Mani C Kappen. The population is estimated at 17,322 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kadanad
- Treated tap water
- No
- 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
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 2
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- 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
- Palai
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 13
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 45
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 13
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Kadanad
- Total area (ha)
- 3,164
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 62.4
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kadanad
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Kadanad
- LGD code
- 628118
- Pincode
- 686651
- Post office
- Anthinad
- Population (Census 2011)
- 14,692
- Population (projected 2026)
- 17,322
- Households
- 3,461
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1009
- Literacy rate
- 88.5%
- Coordinates
- 9.78991°N, 76.71373°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, Kadanad (1.9 km)
- Nearest bank
- Service Co-Operative Bank, Kavukandam (0.8 km)
Getting there
How to reach Kadanad
Distance to cities · straight line
- Thiruvananthapuram143 kmcapital
- Bengaluru367 km
- Chennai533 km
- Hyderabad866 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationEttumanoor22 km
- Bus stopNeeloor2 km
- Hospital / PHCAyurveda Hospital, Mattathipara4 km
- ATM / bankService Co-Operative Bank, Kavukandam<1 km
- Petrol pumpKozhikottu Petroleum (HPCL Dealership) M/S V. Mathai3 km
- CollegeHenry Baker College, Melukavumattom5 km
- Police stationPolice Station, Melukavumattom6 km
Nearest to the village
- Bus stop
- Neeloor1.9 km
- Bank / ATM
- Service Co-Operative Bank, Kavukandamunder 1 km
Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km
- ✓ Primary school
- ✓ High school
- ✓ Bank
- ✓ Post office
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Kadanad
3 Temples, 5 Churchs mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕Sri Dharma Shastha TempleTemple1.6 km ↗
- ⛪St Xavier's church neeloorChurch1.8 km ↗
- ⛪St Joseph church neeloorChurch1.9 km ↗
- ⛪St.John's ChurchChurch2.2 km ↗
- 🛕ChappelTemple2.5 km ↗
- 🛕Aimcombu Parekkavu Bhagavathy TempleTemple2.7 km ↗
- ⛪St. John the Baptist Church UrumbukavuChurch2.7 km ↗
- ⛪St. Thomas ChurchChurch2.8 km ↗
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Kadanad
10 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 🏫St George Lower Primary school, ElivaliSchool1.7 km ↗
- 🏫St Mathew's Lower Primary School, KadanadSchool1.8 km ↗
- 🏫St joseph school groundSchool2.0 km ↗
- 🎓St. Joseph's Engish Medium High School NeeloorHigh school2.0 km ↗
- 📚Panchayat Library, KurumanuLibrary2.2 km ↗
- 🏫Anthinad Shiva TempleSchool2.7 km ↗
- 📚Public Library, PizhakuLibrary2.8 km ↗
- 🏫Government LP SchoolSchool3.9 km ↗
- 🏫N. S. S. Government Lower Primary School, EzhacherrySchool4.2 km ↗
- 📚Ezhacherry National LibraryLibrary4.4 km ↗
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 686651
Villages near Kadanad
Other villages in Meenachil mandal
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- Poonjar Thekkekara
- Kuravilangad
- Bharananganam
- Ramapuram
- Vellilappally
- Poovarany
- Meenachil (Part)
- Puliyannoor (Part)
- Vallichira
- Elackad
- 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, 2026-09-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)