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- LGD code
- 628104
- Pincode
- 685505
- Post office
- Upputhara
- Population
- 18,885
- Households
- 4,965
- Literacy rate
- 83.3%
- Sex ratio
- 998 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 9,405
- Distance to district centre
- 14 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 10 km
- Distance to Thiruvananthapuram
- 131 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 369 km
- Nearest railway station
- Bodinayakkanur · 50 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Gov. ayurveda hospital · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Upputhara compares
By population, Upputhara ranks #5 of 10 villages in Peerumade mandal.
Literacy rate
%
83.3%
+2.0% vs mandal average
- Upputhara
- 83.3%
- Peerumade mandal
- 81.3%
- Idukki district
- 83.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
998
−12 vs mandal average
- Upputhara
- 998
- Peerumade mandal
- 1,010
Household size
people per home
3.8
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Upputhara
- 3.8
- Peerumade mandal
- 4.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Upputhara at a glance
Upputhara is a village of 18,885 people in 4,965 households (Census 2011) in Peerumade taluk, Idukki district, Kerala, the 5th-largest of 10 villages in Peerumade taluk. Literacy is 83%, 2 points above the taluk average of 81% and the sex ratio is 998 women per 1,000 men. It lies 14 km from the Idukki district centre, 2 km from Ayyappancoil, the nearest town, 50 km from Bodinayakkanur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 685505, served by Upputhara post office; the LGD village code is 628104. Mapped within or next to the village: primary health centre, weekly market. The village votes in Peerumade assembly constituency, represented by MLA Vazhoor Soman. The population is estimated at 22,265 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Upputhara →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upputhara · this village | 18,885 | 83% | — |
| Ayyappancoil · Idukki | 34,267 | 85% | 2.2 km NE |
| Anavilasam · Udumbanchola | 7,549 | 80% | 7.3 km E |
| Kanchiyar · Idukki | — | — | 7.8 km NE |
| Elappara · Peerumade | 18,714 | 82% | 9 km SW |
| Mlappara · Peerumade | 1,129 | 82% | 9 km SW |
| Kattappana · Idukki | 42,646 | 85% | 12 km NE |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Upputhara
- 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
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 2
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- Yes
- ATM
- Yes
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- Thodupuzha
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 45
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 56
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 30
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Upputhara
- Total area (ha)
- 3,598
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 633.17
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Upputhara
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Upputhara
- LGD code
- 628104
- Pincode
- 685505
- Post office
- Upputhara
- Population (Census 2011)
- 18,885
- Population (projected 2026)
- 22,265
- Households
- 4,965
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 998
- Literacy rate
- 83.3%
- Coordinates
- 9.69995°N, 77.02090°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Idukki
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Peerumade
- Member of Parliament
- Dean Kuriakose
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Vazhoor Soman
- Block / Mandal
- Peerumade
- Nearest PHC
- Amala Ayurveda Treatment Centre (0.2 km)
- Nearest bank
- SBI ATM (2.1 km)
Getting there
How to reach Upputhara
Distance to cities · straight line
- Thiruvananthapuram131 kmcapital
- Bengaluru369 km
- Chennai517 km
- Hyderabad869 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationBodinayakkanur50 km
- Bus stopThavarna Bus Stop<1 km
- Hospital / PHCGov. ayurveda hospital<1 km
- ATM / bankSBI ATM2 km
- Petrol pumpPhoenix12 km
- Collegegovernment iti11 km
- Police stationPolice Station ,Vagamon13 km
Nearest to the village
- Bus stop
- Thavarna Bus Stopunder 1 km
- Health centre
- Gov. ayurveda hospitalunder 1 km
- Bank / ATM
- SBI ATM2.1 km
- Market
- supplyco super market upputharaunder 1 km
Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km
- ✓ Primary health centre
- ✓ Weekly market
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Upputhara
3 Churchs, 4 Temples, 1 Mosque mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- ⛪Alphonsa ChurchChurch1.6 km ↗
- ⛪Marikulam;St. George KurishadiChurch2.1 km ↗
- 🛕Ayyappancoil Sastha TempleTemple2.2 km ↗
- 🛕Sree Dharma Sastha TempleTemple2.2 km ↗
- 🛕Haritheerthapuram Mahavishnu TempleTemple2.6 km ↗
- 🛕Nariampara Puthiyakavu DevikshethramTemple2.7 km ↗
- 🕌Thycavu MosqueMosque2.8 km ↗
- ⛪ChurchChurch3.3 km ↗
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Upputhara
2 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
Villages near Upputhara
Other villages in Peerumade mandal
View all 9 →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-28
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)