Ottappalam

Ottappalam is a Town and Taluka in Palakkad District of Kerala. In India, a taluka is a sub-division of a district that is responsible for the administration and revenue collection of a particular area within the district. It is an important part of the local governance structure, and plays a crucial role in the development and administration of its local community.

According to census 2011 information the sub-district code of Ottappalam Block (CD) is 05647. Total area of ottappalam taluka is 846 km² including 656.52 km² rural area and 189.46 km² urban area. Ottappalam taluka has a population of 9,30,692 peoples, out of which urban population is 2,50,825 while rural population is 6,79,867. Ottappalam has a sex ratio of approximately 1102 females for every 1,000 males. Ottappalam taluka has a population density of 1100 inhabitants per square kilometre. There are about 2,01,045 houses in the sub-district, including 55,186 urban houses and 1,45,859 rural houses.

When it comes to literacy, 82.36% population of ottappalam taluka is literate, out of which 83.49% males and 81.34% females are literate. There are about 37 villages in ottappalam taluka, which you can browse from ottappalam taluka villages list (along with gram panchayat & nearest town information) below.

List of Villages in Ottappalam Taluka

#Village NameGram PanchayatNearest Town
1Ambalapara I Ambalapara Ottappalam (9 km)
2Ambalapara Ii Ambalapara Ottappalam (7 km)
3Anakkara Anakkara Ponnani (20 km)
4Ananganadi Ananganadi Ottappalam (10 km)
5Chalavara Chalavara Shoranur (9 km)
6Chalissery Chalisseri Kunnamkulam (10 km)
7Cherpulacherry N/A Ottappalam (16 km)
8Kadampazhipuram I Kadampazhipuram Ottappalam (25 km)
9Kadampazhipuram Ii Kadampazhipuram Palakkad (27 km)
10Kappur Kappur Ponnani (10 km)
11Karimpuzha I Karimpuzha Ottappalam (23 km)
12Karimpuzha Ii Karimpuzha Ottappalam (25 km)
13Koppam Koppam Shoranur (25 km)
14Kulukkallur Kulukkallur Shoranur (15 km)
15Lakkidi Perur I Lakkidiperur Ottappalam (8 km)
16Lakkidi Perur Ii Lakkidiperur Ottappalam (6 km)
17Muthuthala Muthuthala Ottappalam
18Nagalassery Nagalassery Kunnamkulam (16 km)
19Nellaya Nellaya Shoranur (15 km)
20Ongallur I Ongallur Ottappalam
21Ongallur Ii Ongallur Ottappalam
22Parudur Parudur Shoranur (24 km)
23Pattambi N/A Ottappalam
24Pattithara Pattithara Kunnamkulam (20 km)
25Sreekrishnapuram I Sreekrishnapuram Ottappalam (24 km)
26Sreekrishnapuram Ii Pookkottukavu Ottappalam (17 km)
27Thirumittacode I Thirumittacode Shoranur (16 km)
28Thirumittacode Ii Thirumittacode Ottappalam
29Thiruvegapura Thiruvegapuram Tirur (15 km)
30Thrikkadeeri I Pookkottukavu Ottappalam (13 km)
31Thrikkadeeri Ii Thrikkadeeri Ottappalam (20 km)
32Thrithala Thrithala Ottappalam
33Vallapuzha Vallapuzha Shoranur (12 km)
34Vaniyamkulam I Vaniamkulam Shoranur (6 km)
35Vaniyamkulam Ii Vaniamkulam Ottappalam
36Vellinezhi Pookkottukavu Ottappalam (22 km)
37Vilayur Vilayur Perinthalmanna (12 km)

Population of Ottappalam Taluka

Particulars Rural Urban Total
Total Population 6,79,867 2,50,825 9,30,692
Male Population 3,22,652 1,20,079 4,42,731
Female Population 3,57,215 1,30,746 4,87,961
Population Density 1,036 / km² 1,324 / km² 1,100 / km²

Households in Ottappalam Taluka

Particulars Households
Rural Households 1,45,859
Urban Households 55,186
Total Households 2,01,045