Purakkad

Purakkad
Village
Purakkad Lighthouse
Purakkad
Coordinates: 9°21′0″N 76°21′0″E / 9.35000°N 76.35000°E / 9.35000; 76.35000
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".[1]

The Battle of Purakkad took place in 1746 between Travancore and combined forces of Odanad.

It is the site of the Sree Venu Gopala Swamy temple.[2]

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%.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ [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.

4. Mar sleeva church