Mavelikkara

Mavelikara
Mavelikara
Location in Kerala, India
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 afterMahabali
Government
  TypeTaluk
  BodyMunicipal Council
  MPKodikunnil Suresh
  MLAM S Arun Kumar
Area
  Total
12.65 km2 (4.88 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total
26,421
  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 citiesHaripad(13 Km)

Pandalam(18 Km) Thiruvalla (19 km) Pathanamthitta(34 Km) Alappuzha (43 km) Kottayam (44 km)

Kollam (46 km)
Literacy92.3%
Websitewww.mavelikaramunicipality.in

Mavelikkara (IPA: [ma:ʋe:lik:aɾa]) is a municipality in the Onattukara Region of Alappuzha district of Kerala, India. It is located 43 km (26.7 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, Mavelikkara has a population of 26,421 people, and a population density of 2,088/km2 (5,410/sq mi).

Mavelikkara (IPA: [ma:ʋe:lik:aɾa]) is a municipality in the Alappuzha district of Kerala, India. It is located 43 km (26.7 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, Mavelikkara has a population of 26,421 people and a population density of 2,088/km2 (5,410/sq mi).

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