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About Aruvappulam Village

Aruvappulam is one of the larger villages in Kozhenchery tehsil, in the district of Pathanamthitta, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 13,801, made up of 6,463 males and 7,338 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,135 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26587 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 689691, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Aruvappulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Aruvappulam village
Description Value
State Kerala
District Pathanamthitta
Tehsil Kozhenchery
Pincode 689691
Area (hectares) 26587 hectares
Population 13,801
Male Population 6,463
Female Population 7,338
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 Aruvappulam compares

By the 2011 count Aruvappulam is the 12th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 14,450 residents. Its 26587 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1148.

Getting to Aruvappulam

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

Aruvappulam lies about 12 km from Pathanamthitta, and the nearest railway station is Auvaneeswaram, about 18 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 Aruvappulam
Tehsil headquarters Kozhenchery 12 km
District headquarters Pathanamthitta 12 km
Nearest town Pathanāmthitta 12 km
Nearest railway station Auvaneeswaram 18 km

Villages closest to Aruvappulam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Aruvappulam village had a population of 13,801. That makes it the 12th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 14,450 residents.

Aruvappulam village has 6,463 males and 7,338 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Aruvappulam has about 1135 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1148.

The pincode recorded for Aruvappulam is 689691. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Aruvappulam covers 26587 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Aruvappulam falls under Kozhenchery tehsil of Pathanamthitta district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Aruvappulam is Auvaneeswaram, about 18 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 Aruvappulam.

Aruvappulam is about 12 km from Pathanamthitta in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Aruvappulam is in Kozhenchery tehsil of Pathanamthitta district. Kozhenchery is about 12 km away. Pathanamthitta is about 12 km away. Pathanāmthitta is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Konni (3.4 km), Konnithazham (3.4 km) and Vallicode Kottayam (6.8 km).

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

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