About Palamel Village

Palamel is one of the larger villages in Mavelikkara tehsil, in the district of Alappuzha, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 32,512, made up of 15,229 males and 17,283 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,135 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2559 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 690504, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Palamel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Palamel village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Alappuzha
Tehsil	Mavelikkara
Pincode	690504
Area (hectares)	2559 hectares
Population	32,512
Male Population	15,229
Female Population	17,283
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,135
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Palamel compares

By the 2011 count Palamel is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 24,575 residents. Its 2559 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1173.

Getting to Palamel

Palamel is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Palamel 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Palamel from other places

Palamel lies about 48 km from Alappuzha, and the nearest railway station is Cheriyanad, about 11 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 Palamel
Nearest town	Adūr	11 km
Nearest railway station	Cheriyanad	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mavelikkara	12 km
District headquarters	Alappuzha	48 km

Villages closest to Palamel

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

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Common questions about Palamel

As per the Census of India 2011, Palamel village had a population of 32,512. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 24,575 residents.

Palamel village has 15,229 males and 17,283 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Palamel has about 1135 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1173.

The pincode recorded for Palamel is 690504. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Palamel covers 2559 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Palamel falls under Mavelikkara tehsil of Alappuzha district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Palamel is Cheriyanad, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Palamel is about 48 km from Alappuzha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Palamel is in Mavelikkara tehsil of Alappuzha district. Adūr is about 11 km away. Cheriyanad is about 11 km away. Mavelikkara is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.