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Village snapshot
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- LGD code
- 628485
- Pincode
- 695562
- Post office
- Pacha
- Population
- 14,922
- Households
- 4,084
- Literacy rate
- 84.3%
- Sex ratio
- 1130 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 5,791
- Distance to district centre
- 11 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 16 km
- Distance to Thiruvananthapuram
- 24 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 476 km
- Nearest railway station
- Kaniyapuram · 24 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Cini Homoeo Clinic · 2 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Palode compares
By population, Palode ranks #18 of 21 villages in Nedumangad mandal.
Literacy rate
%
84.3%
+0.7% vs mandal average
Palode84.3%
Nedumangad mandal83.6%
Thiruvananthapuram district84.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,130
+11 vs mandal average
Palode1,130
Nedumangad mandal1,119
Household size
people per home
3.7
−0.1 vs mandal average
Palode3.7
Nedumangad mandal3.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Palode at a glance
Palode is a village of 14,922 people in 4,084 households (Census 2011) in Nedumangad taluk, Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala, the 18th-largest of 21 villages in Nedumangad taluk. Literacy is 84%, about the same as the taluk average of 84% and the sex ratio is 1,130 women per 1,000 men. It lies 11 km from the Thiruvananthapuram district centre, 2 km from Peringamala, the nearest town, 24 km from Kaniyapuram railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 695562, served by Pacha post office; the LGD village code is 628485. Mapped within or next to the village: bank, post office. The village votes in Chadayamangalam assembly constituency, represented by MLA J.Chinchurani. The population is estimated at 17,593 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Nanniyode →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palode · this village | 14,922 | 84% | — |
| Peringamala · Nedumangad | 19,164 | 82% | 2 km E |
| Chittoor · Arakonam | 1,657 | 64% | 3.1 km E |
| Chittoor · Kalligudi | 1,826 | 74% | 3.1 km E |
| Thennoor · Nedumangad | 11,646 | 81% | 5 km E |
| Kurupuzha · Nedumangad | 10,167 | 84% | 7 km S |
| Pullampara · Nedumangad | 21,817 | 82% | 8.2 km W |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Palode
- 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
- 6
- Middle school
- 5
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 2
- Community health centre
- 1
- Dispensary
- 2
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- Yes
- ATM
- No
- 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
- Nedumangad
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 17
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 36
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 17
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Nanniyode
- Total area (ha)
- 1,786
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 150
- Forest area (ha)
- 497
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Palode
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Palode
- LGD code
- 628485
- Pincode
- 695562
- Post office
- Pacha
- Population (Census 2011)
- 14,922
- Population (projected 2026)
- 17,593
- Households
- 4,084
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1130
- Literacy rate
- 84.3%
- Coordinates
- 8.72326°N, 77.02839°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kollam
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Chadayamangalam
- Member of Parliament
- N. K. Premachandran
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- J.Chinchurani
- Block / Mandal
- Nedumangad
- Nearest police station
- Janamaithri Police Station, Palode (0.9 km)
- Nearest post office
- Karumancode Post Office (1.3 km)
- Nearest bank
- Kerala Gramin Bank (0.1 km)
Getting there
How to reach Palode
Distance to cities · straight line
- Thiruvananthapuram24 kmcapital
- Bengaluru476 km
- Chennai600 km
- Hyderabad976 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationKaniyapuram24 km
- Bus stopParappil Bus Stand5 km
- Hospital / PHCCini Homoeo Clinic2 km
- ATM / bankKerala Gramin Bank<1 km
- Petrol pumpHindustan Petroleum9 km
- CollegeHere's College of Engineering & Technology9 km
- Police stationJanamaithri Police Station, Palode<1 km
Nearest to the village
- Bank / ATM
- Kerala Gramin Bankunder 1 km
Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km
- ✓ Bank
- ✓ Post office
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Palode
1 Mosque, 6 Temples, 1 Church mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🕌Town Jumua Masjid & Hidayathul Anam MadrasaMosque<1 km ↗
- 🛕Karupp Swami Shiva Kshethram, PalodeTemple<1 km ↗
- 🛕Choondamala TempleTemple1.2 km ↗
- 🛕Pacha Nedum Parambu Sri Dharmashasta TempleTemple2.2 km ↗
- 🛕pachayil shastha templeTemple2.2 km ↗
- 🛕Manthuruthi Madan Thampuran TempleTemple2.5 km ↗
- 🛕Kunnil Sree Melaam Kode Devi KshethramTemple3.4 km ↗
- ⛪Salem Marthoma ChurchChurch3.6 km ↗
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Palode
10 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 📚Symphony Library, PalodeLibrary<1 km ↗
- 📚Kairali GrandasalaLibrary2.2 km ↗
- 📚Sree Narayana,NanniyodeLibrary2.3 km ↗
- 📚Kairali Library, PaluvallyLibrary2.4 km ↗
- 🏫TKM Lower Primary School, ManthuruthySchool2.8 km ↗
- 📚Sangamam,ThannimooduLibrary3.2 km ↗
- 📚Vijnanaposhini, PerayamLibrary3.4 km ↗
- 📚Pankajakshannair Smaraka GrandhasalaLibrary4.0 km ↗
- 📚Chiranthana Library, AnakulamLibrary4.7 km ↗
- 📚Ksnm LibraryLibrary4.9 km ↗
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 695562
Villages near Palode
Other villages in Nedumangad mandal
View all 24 →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)