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About Perungala Village

Perungala is one of the larger villages in Mavelikkara tehsil, in the district of Alappuzha, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 14,151, made up of 6,430 males and 7,721 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,201 females per 1000 males. The village covers 783 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 690106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Perungala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Perungala village
Description Value
State Kerala
District Alappuzha
Tehsil Mavelikkara
Pincode 690106
Area (hectares) 783 hectares
Population 14,151
Male Population 6,430
Female Population 7,721
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,201
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Perungala compares

By the 2011 count Perungala is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 24,575 residents. Its 783 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1173.

Getting to Perungala

Perungala 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 Perungala 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 Perungala from other places

Perungala lies about 38 km from Alappuzha, and the nearest railway station is Kayamkulam Junction, about 3.0 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 Perungala
Nearest railway station Kayamkulam Junction 3.0 km
Nearest town Kayamkulam 3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Mavelikkara 7.0 km
District headquarters Alappuzha 38 km

Villages closest to Perungala

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.

Common questions about Perungala

As per the Census of India 2011, Perungala village had a population of 14,151. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 24,575 residents.

Perungala village has 6,430 males and 7,721 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Perungala has about 1201 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1173.

The pincode recorded for Perungala is 690106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Perungala covers 783 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Perungala falls under Mavelikkara tehsil of Alappuzha district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Perungala is Kayamkulam Junction, about 3.0 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 Perungala.

Perungala is about 38 km from Alappuzha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Perungala is in Mavelikkara tehsil of Alappuzha district. Kayamkulam Junction is about 3.0 km away. Kayamkulam is about 3.6 km away. Mavelikkara is about 7.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kannamangalam (3.0 km), Thekkekara (3.2 km) and Bharanikkavu (4.6 km).

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

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