Kokkothamangalam | |
Native Name: | Kokkamangalam |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | India Kerala |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Kerala, India |
Coordinates: | 9.6788°N 76.3621°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Kerala |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Alappuzha |
Governing Body: | Panchayat |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Total: | 16852 |
Population As Of: | 2001 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Malayalam, English |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | 688527 |
Registration Plate: | KL-32 [Cherthala] |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Alappuzha |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | Cherthala, Mararikulam |
Kokkothamangalam is a census town in Alappuzha district in the Indian state of Kerala.
India census,[1] Kokkothamangalam had a population of 16,853. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Kokkothamangalam has an average literacy rate of 85%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 88%, and female literacy is 82%. In Kokkothamangalam, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Year | Male | Female | Total Population | Change | Religion (%) | ||||||||
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Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Sikhs | Buddhist | Jain | Other religions and persuasions | Religion not stated | ||||||
2001[2] | 8224 | 8629 | 16853 | - | 77.18 | 0.40 | 22.42 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
2011[3] | 8344 | 8703 | 17047 | 1.15% | 76.72 | 0.21 | 22.38 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.66 |
Certain part of this village comes under the Cherthala and the rest under Mararikulam in the Kerala Assembly constituency partition.
This village has one of the first churches established by St Thomas in 52 AD. It is known as Kokkamangalam Palli by the locals. The beautiful church has a large area and is situated at the banks of Vembanad Lake, which borders Kokkothamangalam village.