Ambalappuzha

Ambalappuzha
Ambalappuzha
Town
	Ambalappuzha Sri Krishna Temple
	Ambalappuzha Location in Kerala, India Ambalappuzha Ambalappuzha (India)
	Coordinates: 9°23′N 76°21′E / 9.383°N 76.350°E
Country	India
State	Kerala
Region	Central Travancore
District	Alappuzha
Government
• Panchayat President	Smt. Sathi S Nath
Area
• Total	9.18 km2 (3.54 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	33,939
• Density	3,700/km2 (9,600/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	688561
Vehicle registration	KL 04
Sex ratio	1034 ♂/♀
Literacy	92%
Lok Sabha constituency	Alappuzha
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Ambalappuzha
Climate	Moderate (Köppen)
Website	lsgkerala.in/ambalapuzhasouthpanchayat/

Ambalappuzha is a small town in the Alappuzha district of Kerala state, India. It is located 14 km (8.7 mi) south of Alappuzha which is the district headquarters.^[1]

Ambalappuzha is divided into the two panchayats of Ambalapuzha North and Ambalapuzha South.

Etymology

Demographics

As of 2011 Census, Ambalappuzha had a population of 33,939 with 16,620 males and 17,319 females. Ambalappuzha rural village has an area of 9.18 km² (3.54 sq mi) with 7,856 families residing in it. 10.5% of the population was under 6 years of age. Ambalappuzha had an average literacy of 93.2% higher than the national average of 74% and lower than state average of 94%; male literacy was 95.5% and female literacy was 90.9%.^[2]

Geography

Ambalappuzha is a coastal town, near National Highway 66, about 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) south of Alappuzha. The Sree Krishna Temple is located 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) east of the town junction.

Politics

Ambalappuzha assembly constituency is part of Alappuzha (Lok Sabha constituency).^[3]

References

^ "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
^ Kerala, Directorate of Census Operations. District Census Handbook, Alappuzha (PDF). Thiruvananthapuram: Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala. p. 132,133. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
^ "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies" (PDF). Kerala. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 October 2008. Retrieved 20 October 2008.

External links

Ambalapuzha Temple from the book: Temples and Legends of Kerala

[censusindia-1] "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2008.

[2] Kerala, Directorate of Census Operations. District Census Handbook, Alappuzha (PDF). Thiruvananthapuram: Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala. p. 132,133. Retrieved 14 July 2020.

[3] "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies" (PDF). Kerala. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 October 2008. Retrieved 20 October 2008.

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