About Elappally Village

Elappally is a large village in Thodupuzha tehsil, in the district of Idukki, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,320, made up of 2,186 males and 2,134 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2687 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 685589, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Elappally Overview

Census 2011 figures for Elappally village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Idukki
Tehsil	Thodupuzha
Pincode	685589
Area (hectares)	2687 hectares
Population	4,320
Male Population	2,186
Female Population	2,134
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	976
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Elappally compares

By the 2011 count Elappally is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 14,416 residents. Its 2687 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Elappally

Elappally is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Elappally 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 Elappally from other places

Elappally lies about 36 km from Idukki, and the nearest railway station is Ettumanoor, about 14 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 Elappally
Nearest town	Palai	2.4 km
Nearest railway station	Ettumanoor	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Thodupuzha	23 km
District headquarters	Idukki	36 km

Villages closest to Elappally

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Elappally village had a population of 4,320. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 14,416 residents.

Elappally village has 2,186 males and 2,134 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Elappally has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Elappally is 685589. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Elappally covers 2687 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Elappally falls under Thodupuzha tehsil of Idukki district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Elappally is Ettumanoor, about 14 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 Elappally.

Elappally is about 36 km from Idukki in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Elappally is in Thodupuzha tehsil of Idukki district. Palai is about 2.4 km away. Ettumanoor is about 14 km away. Thodupuzha is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.