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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
- 627336
- Pincode
- 673123
- Post office
- Chundale
- Population
- 7,996
- Households
- 1,891
- Literacy rate
- 80.9%
- Sex ratio
- 1112 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 3,131
- Distance to district centre
- 8 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 6 km
- Distance to Thiruvananthapuram
- 352 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 228 km
- Nearest railway station
- Nilambur Road · 39 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- N.S Hospital, Chundale · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Chundale compares
By population, Chundale ranks #14 of 17 villages in Vythiri mandal.
Literacy rate
%
80.9%
+2.6% vs mandal average
- Chundale
- 80.9%
- Vythiri mandal
- 78.3%
- Wayanad district
- 79.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,112
+59 vs mandal average
- Chundale
- 1,112
- Vythiri mandal
- 1,053
Household size
people per home
4.2
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Chundale
- 4.2
- Vythiri mandal
- 4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chundale at a glance
Chundale is a village of 7,996 people in 1,891 households (Census 2011) in Vythiri taluk, Wayanad district, Kerala, the 14th-largest of 17 villages in Vythiri taluk. Literacy is 81%, 3 points above the taluk average of 78% and the sex ratio is 1,112 women per 1,000 men. It lies 8 km from the Wayanad district centre, 4 km from Vengappally, the nearest town, 39 km from Nilambur Road railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 673123, served by Chundale post office; the LGD village code is 627336. Mapped within or next to the village: anganwadi, bank, post office. The village votes in Kalpetta assembly constituency, represented by MLA Adv.T Siddiqu. The population is estimated at 9,427 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Vythiri →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chundale · this village | 7,996 | 81% | — |
| Vengappally · Vythiri | 11,692 | 78% | 4.3 km N |
| Pozhuthana · Vythiri | 6,406 | 76% | 4.7 km W |
| Kalpetta · Vythiri | — | — | 4.8 km NE |
| Achooranam · Vythiri | 11,998 | 75% | 6.5 km W |
| Kavumannam · Vythiri | 10,106 | 81% | 8.4 km NW |
| Muttil North · Vythiri | 12,382 | 76% | 9.5 km NE |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chundale
- 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)
- 22
- Power hours (winter)
- 22
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- 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
- Kalpetta
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 6
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 6
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 5
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Vythiri
- Total area (ha)
- 2,207
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 432.56
- Forest area (ha)
- 954.21
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Chundale
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Chundale
- LGD code
- 627336
- Pincode
- 673123
- Post office
- Chundale
- Population (Census 2011)
- 7,996
- Population (projected 2026)
- 9,427
- Households
- 1,891
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1112
- Literacy rate
- 80.9%
- Coordinates
- 11.57404°N, 76.05914°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Wayanad
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Kalpetta
- Member of Parliament
- Rahul Gandhi
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Adv.T Siddiqu
- Block / Mandal
- Vythiri
- Nearest post office
- Chundale Post Office, Chundale (0.3 km)
- Nearest bank
- Canara Bank, Chundale (0.2 km)
Getting there
How to reach Chundale
Distance to cities · straight line
- Thiruvananthapuram352 kmcapital
- Bengaluru228 km
- Chennai487 km
- Hyderabad697 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationNilambur Road39 km
- Bus stopChundale<1 km
- Hospital / PHCN.S Hospital, Chundale<1 km
- ATM / bankCanara Bank, Chundale<1 km
- Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum3 km
- CollegeNMSM Govt. College2 km
- Police stationDistrict Police Office Wayand7 km
Nearest to the village
- Bus stop
- Chundaleunder 1 km
- Health centre
- N.S Hospital, Chundaleunder 1 km
- Bank / ATM
- Canara Bank, Chundaleunder 1 km
Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km
- ✓ Anganwadi
- ✓ Bank
- ✓ Post office
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Chundale
3 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 Chundale
10 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 📚Library, AnapparaLibrary1.3 km ↗
- 🧒Anganawadi CNo.38Anganwadi1.9 km ↗
- 🎓NMSM Govt. CollegeCollege2.1 km ↗
- 🧒Anganwadi CNo. 26Anganwadi2.4 km ↗
- 🧒Ammara AnganvadiAnganwadi3.3 km ↗
- 📚Janashakthi LibraryLibrary3.6 km ↗
- 🧒Pookode 3 AnganvadiAnganwadi3.6 km ↗
- 🧒Mutharikunnu AnganvadiAnganwadi3.9 km ↗
- 📚Mahatma LibraryLibrary3.9 km ↗
- 🧒Athimoola AnganvadiAnganwadi3.9 km ↗
Villages near Chundale
Other villages in Vythiri 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)