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About Karumady Village

Karumady is one of the larger villages in Ambalappuzha tehsil, in the district of Alappuzha, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 13,137, made up of 6,209 males and 6,928 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,116 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1493 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 688561, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karumady Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karumady village
Description Value
State Kerala
District Alappuzha
Tehsil Ambalappuzha
Pincode 688561
Area (hectares) 1493 hectares
Population 13,137
Male Population 6,209
Female Population 6,928
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,116
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Karumady compares

By the 2011 count Karumady is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 21,433 residents. Its 1493 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1067.

Getting to Karumady

Karumady is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Karumady as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karumady from other places

Karumady lies about 14 km from Alappuzha, and the nearest railway station is Thakazhi, about 2.7 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Karumady
Nearest railway station Thakazhi 2.7 km
Nearest town Kumārapuram 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Ambalappuzha 14 km
District headquarters Alappuzha 14 km

Villages closest to Karumady

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ambalappuzha tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Karumady

As per the Census of India 2011, Karumady village had a population of 13,137. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 21,433 residents.

Karumady village has 6,209 males and 6,928 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karumady has about 1116 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1067.

The pincode recorded for Karumady is 688561. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karumady covers 1493 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karumady falls under Ambalappuzha tehsil of Alappuzha district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Karumady is Thakazhi, about 2.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Karumady.

Karumady is about 14 km from Alappuzha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karumady is in Ambalappuzha tehsil of Alappuzha district. Thakazhi is about 2.7 km away. Kumārapuram is about 13 km away. Ambalappuzha is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ambalappuzha (2.1 km), Punnapra (7.0 km) and Kalarkode (11 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Karumady today is likely to be higher.

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