About Kavalam Village

Kavalam is one of the larger villages in Kuttanad tehsil, in the district of Alappuzha, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 13,089, made up of 6,433 males and 6,656 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,035 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2327 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 688506, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kavalam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kavalam village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Alappuzha
Tehsil	Kuttanad
Pincode	688506
Area (hectares)	2327 hectares
Population	13,089
Male Population	6,433
Female Population	6,656
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,035
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kavalam compares

By the 2011 count Kavalam is the 9th largest of the 14 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 13,786 residents. Its 2327 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1071.

Getting to Kavalam

Kavalam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kavalam 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 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Champakkulam, Edathua, Kainakary North and Kainakary South. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.

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Common questions about Kavalam

As per the Census of India 2011, Kavalam village had a population of 13,089. That makes it the 9th largest of the 14 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 13,786 residents.

Kavalam village has 6,433 males and 6,656 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kavalam has about 1035 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1071.

The pincode recorded for Kavalam is 688506. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kavalam covers 2327 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kavalam falls under Kuttanad tehsil of Alappuzha district in Kerala.

The census record for Kavalam notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Kavalam is in Kuttanad tehsil of Alappuzha district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.