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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 916075
- Pincode
- 688530
- Post office
- Arthingal
- Distance to district centre
- 23 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 8 km
- Distance to Thiruvananthapuram
- 144 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 394 km
- Nearest railway station
- Tiruvizha · 4 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- St. Sebastian Visitation Hospital · <1 km
Arthunkal at a glance
Arthunkal is a revenue village in Cherthala taluk, Alappuzha district, Kerala. It lies 23 km from the Alappuzha district centre, 4 km from Kadakkarappally, the nearest town, 4 km from Tiruvizha railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 688530, served by Arthingal post office; the LGD village code is 916075. The nearest hospital or health centre is St. Sebastian Visitation Hospital, <1 km away. The village votes in Cherthala assembly constituency, represented by MLA P Prasad.
Gram panchayat: Cherthala South →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arthunkal · this village | — | — | — |
| Kadakkarappally · Cherthala | 20,487 | 88% | 4.3 km N |
| Mararikkulam North · Cherthala | 31,322 | 88% | 6.1 km S |
| Pattanakkad · Cherthala | 31,629 | 87% | 7.6 km N |
| Kalavoor · Ambalappuzha | 29,808 | 88% | 10.5 km S |
| T V Puram · Vaikom | — | — | 11.6 km NE |
| Vechoor · Vaikom | 17,041 | 88% | 12.9 km E |
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- Panchayat contactA number residents can call
- Pincode
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- A festival or jatara
- A notable personTeacher, soldier, sportsperson, entrepreneur
Notice board · Arthunkal
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Arthunkal
- LGD code
- 916075
- Pincode
- 688530
- Post office
- Arthingal
- Coordinates
- 9.66114°N, 76.29945°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Alappuzha
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Cherthala
- Member of Parliament
- K. C. Venugopal
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- P Prasad
- Block / Mandal
- Cherthala
- Nearest bank
- State Bank of India (0.1 km)
Getting there
How to reach Arthunkal
Distance to cities · straight line
- Thiruvananthapuram144 kmcapital
- Bengaluru394 km
- Chennai576 km
- Hyderabad891 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationTiruvizha4 km
- Bus stopArthunkal<1 km
- Hospital / PHCSt. Sebastian Visitation Hospital<1 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India<1 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil Petrol Pump8 km
- CollegeSt.Michael's College Ground, Cherthala4 km
- Police stationCherthala Police station5 km
Nearest to the village
- Bus stop
- Arthunkalunder 1 km
- Health centre
- St. Sebastian Visitation Hospitalunder 1 km
- Bank / ATM
- State Bank of Indiaunder 1 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Arthunkal
8 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Arthunkal
4 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 688530
Villages near Arthunkal
Other villages in Cherthala mandal
View all 20 →- Pattanakkad
- Panavally
- Mararikkulam North
- Thuravoor Thekku
- Cherthala South (Part)
- Kadakkarappally
- Cherthala North (Part)
- Perumbalam
- Arookutty (Ct)
- Aroor (Ct)
- Ezhupunna (Ct)
- Kanjikkuzhi (Ct)
- Kodamthuruth (Ct)
- Kokkothamangalam (Ct)
- Kuthiathode (Ct)
- Pallippuram (Ct)
- Thaikattussery (Ct)
- Thanneermukkam North(Ct)
- Thanneermukkam South
- Vayalar (Ct)
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-06
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)