Kayamkulam

Kayamkulam () is a municipality in the Alappuzha district of Kerala, India. It is located south of the district headquarters in Alappuzha and about north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram. As per the 2011 Indian census, Kayamkulam has a population of 68,634 people, and a population density of .

Key facts

Settlement.name: Kayamkulam
Settlement.other_name: (Onattukara-ഓണാട്ടുകര , Odanadu-ഓടനാട്‌ , Onad-ഓണാട്, Kallikoilon-കള്ളികൊയ്‌ലോൺ and Chirava Svaroopam-ചിറവാ സ്വരൂപം)
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Kerala#India
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Kerala, India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Kerala
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Alappuzha
Settlement.governing_body: Kayamkulam Municipality
Settlement.leader_title1: MLA
Settlement.leader_name1: U Prathiba
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.area_rank: 11th (Kerala Most Populous Urban agglomerations)
Settlement.area_total_km2: 21.79
Settlement.population_total: 68,634

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: town
Country: India
Located in: Kottayam district
Area: 21.79
Elevation: 7
Time zone: UTC+05:30
Image: Krishnapuram palace1.jpg
Dialing code: 4786

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Commons category: Kayamkulam
postal code: 690502

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Encyclopedic overview

14 sections

Contents

History
Notable locations and events
Transport
Roads
Railways
Demographics
Civic administration
Educational and research institutes
KPAC drama troupe
Rajiv Gandhi Combined Cycle Power Plant (NTPC Kayamkulam)
Notable people
See also
References
External links

Kayamkulam was the erstwhile capital of the Kingdom of Onattukara, and today continues to be the largest town in the Onattukara region. thumb|Coconut plantations

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