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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
- 628207
- Pincode
- 688526
- Post office
- Poochackal
- Population
- 31,570
- Households
- 7,528
- Literacy rate
- 84.5%
- Sex ratio
- 1037 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 14,508
- Distance to district centre
- 36 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 10 km
- Distance to Thiruvananthapuram
- 157 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 376 km
- Nearest railway station
- Ezhupunna · 5 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Primary Health Centre Panvally · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Panavally compares
By population, Panavally ranks #2 of 8 villages in Cherthala mandal.
Literacy rate
%
84.5%
−2.2% vs mandal average
- Panavally
- 84.5%
- Cherthala mandal
- 86.7%
- Alappuzha district
- 87.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,037
−1 vs mandal average
- Panavally
- 1,037
- Cherthala mandal
- 1,038
Household size
people per home
4.2
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Panavally
- 4.2
- Cherthala mandal
- 4.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Panavally at a glance
Panavally is a village of 31,570 people in 7,528 households (Census 2011) in Cherthala taluk, Alappuzha district, Kerala, the 2nd-largest of 8 villages in Cherthala taluk. Literacy is 85%, 2 points below the taluk average of 87% and the sex ratio is 1,037 women per 1,000 men. It lies 36 km from the Alappuzha district centre, 5 km from Chempu, the nearest town, 5 km from Ezhupunna railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 688526, served by Poochackal post office; the LGD village code is 628207. Mapped within or next to the village: primary school, high school, bank, post office. The village votes in Cherthala assembly constituency, represented by MLA P Prasad. The population is estimated at 37,221 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Panavally →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Panavally · this village | 31,570 | 85% | — |
| Perumbalam · Cherthala | 9,733 | 87% | 3.4 km N |
| Toll · Yazali Circle | 146 | 48% | 4.8 km SE |
| Chempu · Vaikom | 21,049 | 86% | 5.1 km E |
| Kulasekharamangalam · Vaikom | 21,728 | 88% | 5.8 km SE |
| Udayanapuram · Vaikom | — | — | 6.8 km SE |
| Kulayettikara · Kanayannur | 7,914 | 88% | 7.4 km E |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Panavally
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 24
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 6
- Middle school
- 5
- Secondary school
- 5
- Senior secondary
- 2
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 2
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 3
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- Yes
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- Yes
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- Vaikom
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 10
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 41
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 19
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Panavally
- Total area (ha)
- 1,955
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 1,066.96
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Panavally
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Panavally
- LGD code
- 628207
- Pincode
- 688526
- Post office
- Poochackal
- Population (Census 2011)
- 31,570
- Population (projected 2026)
- 37,221
- Households
- 7,528
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1037
- Literacy rate
- 84.5%
- Coordinates
- 9.81621°N, 76.35132°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 post office
- Panavally Post Office (0.1 km)
Getting there
How to reach Panavally
Distance to cities · straight line
- Thiruvananthapuram157 kmcapital
- Bengaluru376 km
- Chennai561 km
- Hyderabad873 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationEzhupunna5 km
- Bus stopPanavally Block Panchayath<1 km
- Hospital / PHCPrimary Health Centre Panvally<1 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India1 km
- Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum5 km
- CollegeComputer Science Block8 km
- Police stationPolice Station , Poochakkal1 km
Nearest to the village
- Bus stop
- Panavally Block Panchayathunder 1 km
Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km
- ✓ Primary school
- ✓ High school
- ✓ Bank
- ✓ Post office
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Panavally
8 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕Odampally Devi TempleTemple<1 km ↗
- 🛕Arayankavu Devi TempleTemple<1 km ↗
- 🛕Kottady Amman KovilTemple<1 km ↗
- 🛕Vadakkinezhathu Dharma Sastra KshethramTemple<1 km ↗
- 🛕Edappangazhi Sree Krishna TempleTemple<1 km ↗
- 🛕Nalpathenneswaram Kirathamoorthy TempleTemple1.0 km ↗
- 🛕Edappangazhy sree krishna templeTemple1.0 km ↗
- 🛕TempleTemple1.0 km ↗
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Panavally
10 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 🏫Government Upper Primary School OdampallySchool<1 km ↗
- 📚Public Library OdampallyLibrary<1 km ↗
- 🏫Government Lower Primary School ThaliyaparambuSchool1.5 km ↗
- 🎓Sree Narayana High ShoolHigh school1.8 km ↗
- 🎓Sree Narayana Vocational Higher Secondary School SreekandeswaramHigh school1.8 km ↗
- 🏫S N D S Y Upper Primary SchoolSchool1.9 km ↗
- 🎓Panavelly NSS Higher Secondary SchoolHigh school2.6 km ↗
- 📚VayanashalaLibrary3.4 km ↗
- 🎓St Theresa's High School ManappuramHigh school3.9 km ↗
- 🏫NIES school groundsSchool3.9 km ↗
Villages near Panavally
Other villages in Cherthala mandal
View all 20 →- Pattanakkad
- Mararikkulam North
- Thuravoor Thekku
- Cherthala South (Part)
- Kadakkarappally
- Cherthala North (Part)
- Perumbalam
- Arookutty (Ct)
- Aroor (Ct)
- Arthunkal
- 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 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)