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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
- 628141
- Pincode
- 686610
- Post office
- Peruva
- Population
- 22,360
- Households
- 5,676
- Literacy rate
- 87.3%
- Sex ratio
- 1023 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 9,379
- Distance to district centre
- 24 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 11 km
- Distance to Thiruvananthapuram
- 155 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 369 km
- Nearest railway station
- Piravam Road · 3 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- HNL Hospital Newsprint Nagar · 2 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Mulakulam compares
By population, Mulakulam ranks #3 of 16 villages in Vaikom mandal.
Literacy rate
%
87.3%
−0.2% vs mandal average
- Mulakulam
- 87.3%
- Vaikom mandal
- 87.5%
- Kottayam district
- 88.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,023
−10 vs mandal average
- Mulakulam
- 1,023
- Vaikom mandal
- 1,033
Household size
people per home
3.9
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Mulakulam
- 3.9
- Vaikom mandal
- 4.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Mulakulam at a glance
Mulakulam is a village of 22,360 people in 5,676 households (Census 2011) in Vaikom taluk, Kottayam district, Kerala, the 3rd-largest of 16 villages in Vaikom taluk. Literacy is 87%, about the same as the taluk average of 88% and the sex ratio is 1,023 women per 1,000 men. It lies 24 km from the Kottayam district centre, 2 km from Veliyanad, the nearest town, 3 km from Piravam Road railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 686610, served by Peruva post office; the LGD village code is 628141. Mapped within or next to the village: primary school, bank, post office. The village votes in Piravom assembly constituency, represented by MLA Anoop Jacob. The population is estimated at 26,362 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Mulakulam →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mulakulam · this village | 22,360 | 87% | — |
| Veliyanad · Kuttanad | 12,501 | 89% | 2.2 km NE |
| Velloor · Vaikom | 22,785 | 87% | 3.1 km W |
| Kaippattur · Kanayannur | 6,246 | 88% | 3.8 km W |
| Piravom · Muvattupuzha | 27,229 | 88% | 3.8 km N |
| Onakkoor · Muvattupuzha | 12,421 | 86% | 5.9 km NE |
| Edakkattuvayal · Kanayannur | 11,912 | 89% | 6.1 km NW |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Mulakulam
- 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)
- 24
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 3
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 2
- Senior secondary
- 2
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 2
- Community health centre
- 1
- Dispensary
- 1
- 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)
- 21
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 35
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 21
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Mulakulam
- Total area (ha)
- 2,910
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 718
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Mulakulam
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Key facts — Mulakulam
- LGD code
- 628141
- Pincode
- 686610
- Post office
- Peruva
- Population (Census 2011)
- 22,360
- Population (projected 2026)
- 26,362
- Households
- 5,676
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1023
- Literacy rate
- 87.3%
- Coordinates
- 9.84071°N, 76.48188°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, Mulakulam (0.8 km)
- Nearest bank
- Bank of India (0.7 km)
Getting there
How to reach Mulakulam
Distance to cities · straight line
- Thiruvananthapuram155 kmcapital
- Bengaluru369 km
- Chennai548 km
- Hyderabad866 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationPiravam Road3 km
- Bus stopKarikode2 km
- Hospital / PHCHNL Hospital Newsprint Nagar2 km
- ATM / bankBank of India<1 km
- Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum4 km
- CollegeChinmaya Vishwa Vidyapeeth Academic Block7 km
- Police stationPolice Station, Velloor2 km
Nearest to the village
- Bank / ATM
- Bank of Indiaunder 1 km
Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km
- ✓ Primary school
- ✓ Bank
- ✓ Post office
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Mulakulam
1 Church, 7 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- ⛪Mar Ignatious III ChapelChurch<1 km ↗
- 🛕Chalappurathu TempleTemple<1 km ↗
- 🛕Kalamboor Kavu Devi TempleTemple<1 km ↗
- 🛕Mulakkulam Sree Lakshmana Swami TempleTemple<1 km ↗
- 🛕Sree Mahadeva TempleTemple1.3 km ↗
- 🛕Amarkulam Sreekrishna Swami TempleTemple1.4 km ↗
- 🛕Mudakkari Devi TempleTemple1.6 km ↗
- 🛕Uzhathukavu Siva Kshethram templeTemple1.6 km ↗
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Mulakulam
10 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 📚Jaibharth Library and Recreation Center, MulakulamLibrary<1 km ↗
- 🏫govt. school mulakkulamSchool<1 km ↗
- 📚Jaishakthi Library, KarikodeLibrary<1 km ↗
- 📚Vayanashala, MulakulamLibrary1.9 km ↗
- 📚Vayanashala, MoorkkattilpadyLibrary2.1 km ↗
- 🏫Kendriya Vidyalaya KaduthurathySchool2.1 km ↗
- 📚Sreenarayana libraryLibrary2.1 km ↗
- 📚Public Library, KaarikodeLibrary2.2 km ↗
- 📚Vishwabharathi Vayanashala, ThannimattamLibrary2.6 km ↗
- 🎓Kunjuraman Memorial High SchoolHigh school3.1 km ↗
Villages near Mulakulam
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, 2026-09-11
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)