Mavelikkara

Mavelikara
Mavelikara is located in Kerala
Mavelikara
Mavelikara
Location in Kerala, India
Mavelikara is located in India
Mavelikara
Mavelikara
Mavelikara (India)
Coordinates: 9°16′01″N 76°33′00″E / 9.267°N 76.55°E / 9.267; 76.55
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictAlappuzha
Named forMahabali
Government
 • TypeTaluk
 • BodyMunicipal Council
 • MPKodikunnil Suresh
 • MLAM S Arun Kumar
Area
 • Total12.65 km2 (4.88 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total26,421
 • Density2,100/km2 (5,400/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
690101
Telephone code+91-479
Vehicle registrationKL-31
Nearest citiesAlappuzha (43 km)

Kottayam (44 km)

Kollam (50 km)
Literacy92.3%
Websitewww.mavelikaramunicipality.in
Vathikulam Devi temple
Vathikulam Devi temple
CSI Christ Church
Kandiyoor Sree Mahadeva Temple
Kandiyoor Sree Mahadeva Temple
mattom Padippura
Mullikulangara temple
Chettikulangara Bhagavathy temple

Mavelikara (IPA: [ma:ʋe:lik:aɾa]) is a municipality[3] in the Alappuzha district of Kerala, India. It is located 36 km (22.4 mi) south of the district headquarters in Alappuzha and about 95 km (59.0 mi) north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram. As per the 2011 Indian census, Mavelikara has a population of 26,421 people, and a population density of 2,088/km2 (5,410/sq mi).

Mavelikara was the erstwhile capital of the feudal kingdom of Odanad, and is today a primary economic and cultural hub of the Onattukara region.

  1. ^ https://lsgkerala.gov.in/system/files/2017-10/localbodies.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  2. ^ "Kerala (India): Districts, Cities and Towns - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
  3. ^ https://lsgkerala.gov.in/system/files/2017-10/localbodies.pdf [bare URL PDF]