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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
- 628306
- Pincode
- 686547
- Post office
- Chunkapara
- Population
- 17,174
- Households
- 4,331
- Literacy rate
- 88.1%
- Sex ratio
- 1092 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 5,386
- Distance to district centre
- 8 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 5 km
- Distance to Thiruvananthapuram
- 105 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 403 km
- Nearest railway station
- Thiruvalla · 18 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Anugraha Clinical Care · 1 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Kottangal compares
By population, Kottangal ranks #3 of 9 villages in Mallappally mandal.
Literacy rate
%
88.1%
−1.6% vs mandal average
- Kottangal
- 88.1%
- Mallappally mandal
- 89.7%
- Pathanamthitta district
- 88.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,092
−13 vs mandal average
- Kottangal
- 1,092
- Mallappally mandal
- 1,105
Household size
people per home
4.0
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Kottangal
- 4.0
- Mallappally mandal
- 3.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kottangal at a glance
Kottangal is a village of 17,174 people in 4,331 households (Census 2011) in Mallappally taluk, Pathanamthitta district, Kerala, the 3rd-largest of 9 villages in Mallappally taluk. Literacy is 88%, 2 points below the taluk average of 90% and the sex ratio is 1,092 women per 1,000 men. It lies 8 km from the Pathanamthitta district centre, 3 km from Vellavoor, the nearest town, 18 km from Thiruvalla railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 686547, served by Chunkapara post office; the LGD village code is 628306. Mapped within or next to the village: bank, post office, weekly market. The village votes in Thiruvalla assembly constituency, represented by MLA Adv. Mathew T Thomas. The population is estimated at 20,248 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Kottangal →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kottangal · this village | 17,174 | 88% | — |
| Vellavoor · Changanassery | 17,150 | 89% | 2.7 km N |
| Vaipur · Thiruvarur | 1,733 | 73% | 2.9 km W |
| Perumpetty · Mallappally | 14,396 | 90% | 3.2 km SE |
| Ezhumattoor · Mallappally | 10,698 | 90% | 4.3 km SW |
| Manimala · Kanjirappally | 21,053 | 87% | 5.2 km N |
| Thelliyoor · Mallappally | 8,101 | 90% | 7.8 km SW |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kottangal
- 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
- 8
- Middle school
- 3
- Secondary school
- 3
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 3
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 2
- 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
- Thiruvalla
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 26
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 35
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Mallappally, Kottangal
- Total area (ha)
- 2,342
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kottangal
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Kottangal
- LGD code
- 628306
- Pincode
- 686547
- Post office
- Chunkapara
- Population (Census 2011)
- 17,174
- Population (projected 2026)
- 20,248
- Households
- 4,331
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1092
- Literacy rate
- 88.1%
- Coordinates
- 9.45000°N, 76.73333°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Pathanamthitta
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Thiruvalla
- Member of Parliament
- Anto Antony
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Adv. Mathew T Thomas
- Block / Mandal
- Mallappally
- Nearest post office
- Chunkappara Post Office (1.3 km)
- Nearest bank
- Federal Bank (1.3 km)
Getting there
How to reach Kottangal
Distance to cities · straight line
- Thiruvananthapuram105 kmcapital
- Bengaluru403 km
- Chennai558 km
- Hyderabad902 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationThiruvalla18 km
- Bus stopAnakkallu4 km
- Hospital / PHCAnugraha Clinical Care1 km
- ATM / bankFederal Bank1 km
- Petrol pumpKurians Fuels1 km
- CollegeBAM College9 km
- Police stationPolice Station, Keezhvaipur7 km
Nearest to the village
- Bank / ATM
- Federal Bank1.3 km
Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km
- ✓ Bank
- ✓ Post office
- ✓ Weekly market
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Kottangal
5 Mosques, 1 Temple, 2 Churchs mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🕌Kulayamkuzhiyil MajidMosque<1 km ↗
- 🕌Kottangal Juma MasjidMosque1.2 km ↗
- 🛕SNDP Guru MandiramTemple1.3 km ↗
- 🕌Town Masjid ChunkapparaMosque1.3 km ↗
- 🕌Hidayathul Islam Madrasa, chunkapparaMosque1.3 km ↗
- 🕌Hidayathul Islam Madrasa ChunkapparaMosque1.3 km ↗
- ⛪st.Martin de Porres cupolaChurch1.4 km ↗
- ⛪St. George Malankara Catholic ChurchChurch1.4 km ↗
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Kottangal
2 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
Villages near Kottangal
Other villages in Mallappally mandal
View all 8 →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)