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About Karuvatta Village

Karuvatta is one of the larger villages in Karthikappally tehsil, in the district of Alappuzha, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 14,755, made up of 6,781 males and 7,974 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,176 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1440 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 690554, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karuvatta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karuvatta village
Description Value
State Kerala
District Alappuzha
Tehsil Karthikappally
Pincode 690554
Area (hectares) 1440 hectares
Population 14,755
Male Population 6,781
Female Population 7,974
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,176
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Karuvatta compares

By the 2011 count Karuvatta is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 19,937 residents. Its 1440 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1150.

Getting to Karuvatta

Karuvatta 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 Karuvatta 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karuvatta from other places

Karuvatta lies about 23 km from Alappuzha, and the nearest railway station is Karuvatta, about under 2 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 Karuvatta
Nearest railway station Karuvatta under 2 km
Nearest town Kumārapuram 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Karthikappally 6.6 km
District headquarters Alappuzha 23 km

Villages closest to Karuvatta

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karthikappally 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 Karuvatta

As per the Census of India 2011, Karuvatta village had a population of 14,755. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 19,937 residents.

Karuvatta village has 6,781 males and 7,974 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karuvatta has about 1176 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1150.

The pincode recorded for Karuvatta is 690554. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karuvatta covers 1440 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karuvatta falls under Karthikappally tehsil of Alappuzha district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Karuvatta is Karuvatta, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Karuvatta is about 23 km from Alappuzha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karuvatta is in Karthikappally tehsil of Alappuzha district. Karuvatta is about under 2 km away. Kumārapuram is about 4.7 km away. Karthikappally is about 6.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Cheruthana (2.0 km), Veeyapuram (4.2 km) and Haripad (4.3 km).

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

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