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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
- 628139
- Pincode
- 686605
- Post office
- Thalayolaparambu
- Population
- 21,049
- Households
- 5,065
- Literacy rate
- 85.8%
- Sex ratio
- 1021 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 9,169
- Distance to district centre
- 29 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 11 km
- Distance to Thiruvananthapuram
- 154 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 375 km
- Nearest railway station
- Kanjiramattam · 6 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Ayush Public Health Center · 2 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Chempu compares
By population, Chempu ranks #5 of 16 villages in Vaikom mandal.
Literacy rate
%
85.8%
−1.7% vs mandal average
- Chempu
- 85.8%
- Vaikom mandal
- 87.5%
- Kottayam district
- 88.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,021
−12 vs mandal average
- Chempu
- 1,021
- Vaikom mandal
- 1,033
Household size
people per home
4.2
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Chempu
- 4.2
- Vaikom mandal
- 4.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chempu at a glance
Chempu is a village of 21,049 people in 5,065 households (Census 2011) in Vaikom taluk, Kottayam district, Kerala, the 5th-largest of 16 villages in Vaikom taluk. Literacy is 86%, 2 points below the taluk average of 88% and the sex ratio is 1,021 women per 1,000 men. It lies 29 km from the Kottayam district centre, 2 km from Kulasekharamangalam, the nearest town, 6 km from Kanjiramattam railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 686605, served by Thalayolaparambu post office; the LGD village code is 628139. Mapped within or next to the village: primary school, bank, post office, weekly market. The village votes in Piravom assembly constituency, represented by MLA Anoop Jacob. The population is estimated at 24,817 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Chempu →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chempu · this village | 21,049 | 86% | — |
| Toll · Yazali Circle | 146 | 48% | 1.6 km SW |
| Kulasekharamangalam · Vaikom | 21,728 | 88% | 1.7 km S |
| Kulayettikara · Kanayannur | 7,914 | 88% | 3.6 km NE |
| Udayanapuram · Vaikom | — | — | 3.8 km S |
| Vadayar · Vaikom | 22,571 | 88% | 5 km SE |
| Panavally · Cherthala | 31,570 | 85% | 5.1 km W |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chempu
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- 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
- 3
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- 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
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- Vaikom
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 10
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 41
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Chempu
- Total area (ha)
- 1,842
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 838
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Chempu
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Chempu
- LGD code
- 628139
- Pincode
- 686605
- Post office
- Thalayolaparambu
- Population (Census 2011)
- 21,049
- Population (projected 2026)
- 24,817
- Households
- 5,065
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1021
- Literacy rate
- 85.8%
- Coordinates
- 9.80693°N, 76.39698°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kottayam
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Piravom
- Member of Parliament
- Francis George
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Anoop Jacob
- Block / Mandal
- Vaikom
- Nearest post office
- Post Office, Chembu (0.4 km)
- Nearest bank
- District Co-Operative Bank (0.1 km)
Getting there
How to reach Chempu
Distance to cities · straight line
- Thiruvananthapuram154 kmcapital
- Bengaluru375 km
- Chennai558 km
- Hyderabad872 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationKanjiramattam6 km
- Bus stopChempu<1 km
- Hospital / PHCAyush Public Health Center2 km
- ATM / bankDistrict Co-Operative Bank<1 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil4 km
- CollegeSree mahadeva college ground7 km
- Police stationPolice Station , Poochakkal5 km
Nearest to the village
- Bus stop
- Chempuunder 1 km
- Bank / ATM
- District Co-Operative Bankunder 1 km
- Market
- Market, Chembuunder 1 km
Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km
- ✓ Primary school
- ✓ Bank
- ✓ Post office
- ✓ Weekly market
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Chempu
8 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Chempu
10 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 🏫Vijayodayam Upper Primary School, ChempuSchool<1 km ↗
- 📚Vijilal Smaraka Janakeeya Vayanashala, ThuruthummaLibrary1.4 km ↗
- 🏫Athurasramam English Medium SchoolSchool2.8 km ↗
- 📚Tagore Memorial Vaayanashala, EnadiLibrary3.0 km ↗
- 🏫Govt LP School UdayanapuramSchool3.2 km ↗
- 🏫TGM VIDYANIKETANSchool3.3 km ↗
- 🏫Govt LP School IrumboozhikaraSchool3.4 km ↗
- 🏫Govt LP School groundSchool3.9 km ↗
- 🏫Govt GHWLPS NerekadavuSchool3.9 km ↗
- 📚VayanashalaLibrary4.0 km ↗
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 686605
Villages near Chempu
Other villages in Vaikom mandal
View all 17 →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, 2026-09-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)