Purakkad
Village
Coordinates9°21′0″N 76°21′0″E
CountryIndia
StateKerala
DistrictAlappuzha
Unit prefMetric
Population total29782
Population as of2011
OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneIST (UTC+5:30)
Registration plateKL-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]

Elections

Panchayat election 2025

Total seatsUDFLDFNDAOTH
199631
Change452=
Ward NumberWard NameWinning candidatePartyAlliance
1.PayalkulangaraGopakumar N. D.
2.Karoor NorthSunitha U.
3.Karoor EastB. Sreekumar
4.KaroorV. S. Mayadevi
5.PazhayangadiSusheela Pradeep
6.ThaichiraSumesh Rajan
7.NaluchiraSindhu Baby
8.ThottappallyA. Sunilkumar
9.Thottappally WestM. H. Vijayan
10.HarbourArya Noju
11.Spilway EastR. Raji (Unni)
12.ChennankaraLakshmi Raj
13.Purakkad WestSoumi Fasil
14.AnandeswaramShylamma Shaji
15.PunthalaSasikumar
16.Puthan NadaBeena
17.PurakkadRahumath Hamid
18.Panchayat OfficeSulekha Babu
19.New LPS WardJayasree Mohandas

Panchayat election 2020

Total seatsLDFUDFNDAOTH
1811511
Change3311
Ward NumberWard NameWinning candidatePartyAlliance
1.PayalkulangaraM. Sreedevi
2.Karoor NorthR. Rajeevan
3.Karoor EastRahul
4.KaroorV. S. Mayadevi
5.PazhayangadiV. S. Jinuraj
6.ThaichiraBindumol U.
7.NaluchiraPriya Ajesh
8.ThottappallyR. Suni
9.Thottappally WestPrasanna Kunjumon
10.HarbourRajeshwari Krishnan
11.Spilway EastLeena Rajaneesh
12.ChennankaraC. Raju
13.AnandeswaramV. Sasikanthan
14.PunthalaAmmini Vijayan
15.Puthan NadaG. Subhashkumar
16.Panchayat OfficeD. Manoj
17.PurakkadFasil
18.PazhayapurakkadA. S. Sudarshanan

Panchayat election 2015

Total seatsUDFLDFNDAOTH
188820
Ward NumberWard NameWinning candidatePartyAlliance
1.PayalkulangaraPrasad
2.Karoor NorthB. Priya
3.Karoor EastJayasree Chandu
4.KaroorSaji Matheri
5.PazhayangadiPrabha Ravi
6.ThaichiraV. S. Jinuraj
7.NaluchiraPrabalendran
8.ThottappallyR. Suni
9.Thottappally WestP. P. Niji
10.HarbourP. Aromal
11.Spilway EastR. Raji (Unni)
12.ChennankaraLiji Devadath
13.AnandeswaramJ. Sudhamani
14.PunthalaV. Sasikanthan
15.Puthan NadaSuja Thankakuttan
16.Panchayat OfficeRahmath Hamid
17.PurakkadSulekha Babu
18.PazhayapurakkadBindu Shaji

References

  1. ^ [1] Archived February 13, 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Sree Venugopala Devawom". Purakkadsvd.org. Archived from the original on 2014-12-17. Retrieved 2015-05-20.
  3. ^ "Purakkad Village Population - Ambalappuzha - Alappuzha, Kerala". www.census2011.co.in. Retrieved 2025-12-11.
  4. ^ "പുറക്കാട്‌ ഗ്രാമപഞ്ചായത്ത് (Purakkad Grama Panchayat) » പൊതുവിവരങ്ങള്‍". Lsgkerala.in. Retrieved 2015-05-20.

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