Purakkad

Purakkad
Village
Thottappally Backwaters situated in Purakkad Grama Panchayat
Thottappally Backwaters situated in Purakkad Grama Panchayat
Purakkad is located in Kerala
Purakkad
Purakkad
Location within Kerala
Coordinates: 9°21′13.784″N 76°21′58.921″E / 9.35382889°N 76.36636694°E / 9.35382889; 76.36636694
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictAlappuzha
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
29,782
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Postal code
688561
Vehicle registrationKL-04

Purakkad is a village in Alappuzha district in the Indian state of Kerala.

The literal meaning of Purakkad is "out of forest".

The Battle of Purakkad took place in 1746 between Travancore and combined forces of Odanad.[citation needed]

It is the site of the Sree Venu Gopala Swamy temple.

Demographics

As of 2011 India census, Purakkad has a population of 29782 with 14383 males and 15399 females. Male literacy rate is 96.94% and the female literacy rate is 93.65%.

Elections

Panchayat election 2025

Total seats UDF LDF NDA OTH
19 9 6 3 1
Change Increase 4 Decrease 5 Increase 2 =
Ward Number Ward Name Winning candidate Party Alliance
1. Payalkulangara Gopakumar N. D. INC UDF
2. Karoor North Sunitha U. BJP NDA
3. Karoor East B. Sreekumar CPI(M) LDF
4. Karoor V. S. Mayadevi CPI(M) LDF
5. Pazhayangadi Susheela Pradeep CPI(M) LDF
6. Thaichira Sumesh Rajan INC UDF
7. Naluchira Sindhu Baby INC UDF
8. Thottappally A. Sunilkumar INC UDF
9. Thottappally West M. H. Vijayan INC UDF
10. Harbour Arya Noju BJP NDA
11. Spilway East R. Raji (Unni) CPI(M) LDF
12. Chennankara Lakshmi Raj INC UDF
13. Purakkad West Soumi Fasil SDPI N/A
14. Anandeswaram Shylamma Shaji CPI LDF
15. Punthala Sasikumar CPI(M) LDF
16. Puthan Nada Beena INC UDF
17. Purakkad Rahumath Hamid INC UDF
18. Panchayat Office Sulekha Babu INC UDF
19. New LPS Ward Jayasree Mohandas BJP NDA

Panchayat election 2020

Total seats LDF UDF NDA OTH
18 11 5 1 1
Change Increase 3 Decrease 3 Decrease 1 Increase 1
Ward Number Ward Name Winning candidate Party Alliance
1. Payalkulangara M. Sreedevi Independent LDF
2. Karoor North R. Rajeevan CPI(M) LDF
3. Karoor East Rahul CPI(M) LDF
4. Karoor V. S. Mayadevi CPI(M) LDF
5. Pazhayangadi V. S. Jinuraj CPI(M) LDF
6. Thaichira Bindumol U. CPI(M) LDF
7. Naluchira Priya Ajesh CPI(M) LDF
8. Thottappally R. Suni CPI(M) LDF
9. Thottappally West Prasanna Kunjumon INC UDF
10. Harbour Rajeshwari Krishnan INC UDF
11. Spilway East Leena Rajaneesh CPI(M) LDF
12. Chennankara C. Raju BJP NDA
13. Anandeswaram V. Sasikanthan INC UDF
14. Punthala Ammini Vijayan INC UDF
15. Puthan Nada G. Subhashkumar INC UDF
16. Panchayat Office D. Manoj Independent LDF
17. Purakkad Fasil SDPI N/A
18. Pazhayapurakkad A. S. Sudarshanan Independent LDF

Panchayat election 2015

Total seats UDF LDF NDA OTH
18 8 8 2 0
Ward Number Ward Name Winning candidate Party Alliance
1. Payalkulangara Prasad INC UDF
2. Karoor North B. Priya CPI(M) LDF
3. Karoor East Jayasree Chandu CPI(M) LDF
4. Karoor Saji Matheri INC UDF
5. Pazhayangadi Prabha Ravi CPI(M) LDF
6. Thaichira V. S. Jinuraj CPI(M) LDF
7. Naluchira Prabalendran CPI(M) LDF
8. Thottappally R. Suni CPI(M) LDF
9. Thottappally West P. P. Niji INC UDF
10. Harbour P. Aromal BJP NDA
11. Spilway East R. Raji (Unni) CPI(M) LDF
12. Chennankara Liji Devadath INC UDF
13. Anandeswaram J. Sudhamani CPI LDF
14. Punthala V. Sasikanthan INC UDF
15. Puthan Nada Suja Thankakuttan INC UDF
16. Panchayat Office Rahmath Hamid INC UDF
17. Purakkad Sulekha Babu INC UDF
18. Pazhayapurakkad Bindu Shaji BJP NDA

References

  1. ↑ Archived February 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ "Sree Venugopala Devawom". Purakkadsvd.org. Archived from the original on 17 December 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "Purakkad Village Population - Ambalappuzha - Alappuzha, Kerala". www.census2011.co.in. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  4. ↑ "പുറക്കാട്‌ ഗ്രാമപഞ്ചായത്ത് (Purakkad Grama Panchayat) » പൊതുവിവരങ്ങള്‍". Lsgkerala.in. Retrieved 20 May 2015.

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