Alappuzha

This page provides an overview of Alappuzha: population, literacy, households and a list of sub-districts (tehsils) and major villages.

Quick facts

9,490,799
Population
2,392,448
Households
1101
Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)
87.07%
Approx. literacy

Alappuzha has an aggregated population of 9,490,799. Approximately 44.84% live in rural areas (4,255,578) and 24.19% live in urban areas (2,296,292).

Tehsils / Sub-districts

Below are the tehsils (sub-districts) in this district. Click a tehsil to view village listings and details.

Tehsil / Sub-districtPopulationVillages
Taluk 0 4,255,578 3
Ambalappuzha 1,016,891 9
Chengannur 539,875 12
Cherthala 1,278,959 11
Karthikappally 932,668 9
Kuttanad 579,021 17
Mavelikkara 887,807 12

Population summary

Alappuzha has a population of 9,490,799 (4,517,281 males and 4,973,518 females). The sex ratio is about 1101 females per 1000 males.

CategoryNumber
Total population9,490,799
Male4,517,281
Female4,973,518
Rural population4,255,578 (44.84%)
Urban population2,296,292 (24.19%)
Households2,392,448

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 87.07%.

CategoryNumber
Total literates8,263,658
Total illiterates1,227,141

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 916,775 (9.66%). ST: 29,257 (0.31%).

CategoryPopulationShare
SC916,7759.66%
ST29,2570.31%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 857,598 (9.04%). Workers: 3,589,326 (37.82%).

CategoryCountShare
Children (0-6)857,5989.04%
Total workers3,589,32637.82%

Largest villages by population

VillagePopulation
Alappuzha 2,127,789
Alappuzha 1,148,146
Alappuzha 979,643
Cherthala 542,657
Ambalappuzha 454,864
Karthikappally 406,524
Cherthala 349,012
Ambalappuzha 347,701
Mavelikkara 333,318
Karthikappally 286,904