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Village snapshot
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- LGD code
- 628151
- Pincode
- 686611
- Post office
- Kallara (Kottayam)
- Population
- 13,562
- Households
- 3,412
- Literacy rate
- 87.6%
- Sex ratio
- 1028 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 5,323
- Distance to district centre
- 273 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 240 km
- Distance to Thiruvananthapuram
- 405 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 230 km
- Nearest railway station
- Jagannath Temple Gate · 36 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Primary health centre, Karikkottakari · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Kallara compares
By population, Kallara ranks #14 of 16 villages in Vaikom mandal.
Literacy rate
%
87.6%
+0.1% vs mandal average
- Kallara
- 87.6%
- Vaikom mandal
- 87.5%
- Kottayam district
- 88.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,028
−5 vs mandal average
- Kallara
- 1,028
- Vaikom mandal
- 1,033
Household size
people per home
4.0
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Kallara
- 4.0
- Vaikom mandal
- 4.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kallara at a glance
Kallara is a village of 13,562 people in 3,412 households (Census 2011) in Vaikom taluk, Kottayam district, Kerala, the 14th-largest of 16 villages in Vaikom taluk. Literacy is 88%, about the same as the taluk average of 88% and the sex ratio is 1,028 women per 1,000 men. It lies 273 km from the Kottayam district centre, 0 km from Kallara, the nearest town, 36 km from Jagannath Temple Gate railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 686611, served by Kallara (Kottayam) post office; the LGD village code is 628151. The nearest hospital or health centre is Primary health centre, Karikkottakari, 4 km away. The village votes in Piravom assembly constituency, represented by MLA Anoop Jacob. The population is estimated at 15,990 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Kallara →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kallara · this village | 13,562 | 88% | — |
| Kallara · Nedumangad | 25,844 | 86% | 0 km N |
| Aralam · Iritty | 29,328 | 80% | 2 km SW |
| Payam · Iritty | 15,429 | 86% | 4.5 km W |
| Manathana · Iritty | 15,935 | 84% | 6.8 km S |
| Ayyankunnu · Iritty | 22,436 | 86% | 7.1 km N |
| Muzhakkunnu · Iritty | 21,807 | 82% | 8.2 km W |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kallara
- 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
- 6
- Middle school
- 4
- Secondary school
- 2
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 3
- 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)
- 22
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 12
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 22
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Kallara
- Total area (ha)
- 2,748
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 2,058
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kallara
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Key facts — Kallara
- LGD code
- 628151
- Pincode
- 686611
- Post office
- Kallara (Kottayam)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 13,562
- Population (projected 2026)
- 15,990
- Households
- 3,412
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1028
- Literacy rate
- 87.6%
- Coordinates
- 11.96963°N, 75.74283°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kottayam
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Piravom
- Member of Parliament
- Francis George
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Anoop Jacob
- Block / Mandal
- Vaikom
- Nearest bank
- State Bank of India (226.6 km)
- Nearest railway station
- InfoPark I Station (227.3 km)
Getting there
How to reach Kallara
Distance to cities · straight line
- Thiruvananthapuram405 kmcapital
- Bengaluru230 km
- Chennai507 km
- Hyderabad671 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationJagannath Temple Gate36 km
- Bus stopSurya Bus Stop2 km
- Hospital / PHCPrimary health centre, Karikkottakari4 km
- ATM / bankSBI3 km
- Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum4 km
- Collegedepaul college edathotty6 km
- Police stationPolice Station, Aralam4 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Kallara
4 Temples, 4 Churchs mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Kallara
10 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 🏫Aysha Lower Primary School ChedikulamSchool<1 km ↗
- 🏫Zuhra Upper Primary School VellarivayalSchool1.9 km ↗
- 🏫Sree Narayana Guru College,AralamSchool1.9 km ↗
- 🧒Anganvaadi NedumundaAnganwadi2.2 km ↗
- 🏫MIM Lower Primary School AralamSchool2.6 km ↗
- 🏫Govt. H.S.S , AralamSchool2.8 km ↗
- 🏫Noorul Uloom English SchoolSchool3.2 km ↗
- 📚Njanodaya LibraryLibrary3.3 km ↗
- 🏫GLPS EdavelySchool3.5 km ↗
- 🏫St Marys L.P. School EdoorSchool3.7 km ↗
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Other villages named Kallara
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Villages near Kallara
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, 2026-09-10
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)