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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 628097
- Pincode
- 685585
- Post office
- Thodupuzha East
- Population
- 11,182
- Households
- 2,716
- Literacy rate
- 86.7%
- Sex ratio
- 1027 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 4,667
- Distance to district centre
- 21 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 3 km
- Distance to Thiruvananthapuram
- 149 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 356 km
- Nearest railway station
- Ettumanoor · 35 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Marian Hospital · 3 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Alacode compares
By population, Alacode ranks #12 of 17 villages in Thodupuzha mandal.
Literacy rate
%
86.7%
−0.5% vs mandal average
- Alacode
- 86.7%
- Thodupuzha mandal
- 87.2%
- Idukki district
- 83.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,027
+17 vs mandal average
- Alacode
- 1,027
- Thodupuzha mandal
- 1,010
Household size
people per home
4.1
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Alacode
- 4.1
- Thodupuzha mandal
- 4.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Alacode at a glance
Alacode is a village of 11,182 people in 2,716 households (Census 2011) in Thodupuzha taluk, Idukki district, Kerala, the 12th-largest of 17 villages in Thodupuzha taluk. Literacy is 87%, about the same as the taluk average of 87% and the sex ratio is 1,027 women per 1,000 men. It lies 21 km from the Idukki district centre, 1 km from Velliyamattom, the nearest town, 35 km from Ettumanoor railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 685585, served by Thodupuzha East post office; the LGD village code is 628097. The nearest hospital or health centre is Marian Hospital, 3 km away. The village votes in Thodupuzha assembly constituency, represented by MLA P J Joseph. The population is estimated at 13,184 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Kudayathoor →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alacode · this village | 11,182 | 87% | — |
| Velliyamattom · Thodupuzha | 19,366 | 86% | 0.9 km S |
| Kudayathoor · Thodupuzha | 10,080 | 89% | 4.4 km SW |
| Udumbannoor · Thodupuzha | 23,709 | 87% | 5.2 km N |
| Karimannoor · Thodupuzha | 14,836 | 87% | 5.5 km NW |
| Arakkulam · Thodupuzha | 12,421 | 87% | 8 km SE |
| Melukavu · Meenachil | 9,385 | 90% | 8.3 km SW |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Alacode
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- Yes
- 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
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 1
- 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)
- 8
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 63
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 8
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Alacode, Edavetty, Kudayathoor, Velliyamattom
- Total area (ha)
- 2,661
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 60
- Forest area (ha)
- 24.8
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Alacode
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Alacode
- LGD code
- 628097
- Pincode
- 685585
- Post office
- Thodupuzha East
- Population (Census 2011)
- 11,182
- Population (projected 2026)
- 13,184
- Households
- 2,716
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1027
- Literacy rate
- 86.7%
- Coordinates
- 9.85898°N, 76.81119°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Idukki
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Thodupuzha
- Member of Parliament
- Dean Kuriakose
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- P J Joseph
- Block / Mandal
- Thodupuzha
Getting there
How to reach Alacode
Distance to cities · straight line
- Thiruvananthapuram149 kmcapital
- Bengaluru356 km
- Chennai520 km
- Hyderabad856 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationEttumanoor35 km
- Bus stopEnchakkattu Kavala Bus stop3 km
- Hospital / PHCMarian Hospital3 km
- ATM / bankFederal Bank<1 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil8 km
- CollegeMoolamattom College5 km
- Police stationPolice Station, Karimannoor7 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Alacode
4 Churchs, 3 Temples, 1 Mosque mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- ⛪St Sebastians Church PannimattomChurch2.4 km ↗
- ⛪KurishumalaChurch2.4 km ↗
- 🛕Thattakuzha Sree Maha Deva TempleTemple2.6 km ↗
- ⛪St. George KurishuChurch3.0 km ↗
- 🛕Kollappuzha Devi TempleTemple3.5 km ↗
- 🕌Jumah Masjid KonthalapalliMosque3.7 km ↗
- 🛕Vayanakavu TempleTemple3.9 km ↗
- ⛪St Mary's Church, KalayanthaniChurch4.1 km ↗
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Alacode
9 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 🎓St. George's High schoolHigh school3.9 km ↗
- 🎓St. George's Higher secondary schoolHigh school4.0 km ↗
- 📚Jai Bharath LibraryLibrary4.1 km ↗
- 🏫Mathrubhavan U P school ThalayanaduSchool4.4 km ↗
- 🏫St.Augustine's L P School,ChilavSchool4.8 km ↗
- 🎓St. Joseph Academy of higher educationHigh school4.8 km ↗
- 🎓GHSS KUDAYATHOOR,HIGHSCHOOL BUILDINGSHigh school4.9 km ↗
- 🏫GLPS InjiyaniSchool4.9 km ↗
- 🎓Moolamattom CollegeCollege5.0 km ↗
Villages near Alacode
Other villages in Thodupuzha mandal
View all 16 →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)