Kokkothamangalam

Kokkothamangalam
Kokkamangalam
Town
Kokkothamangalam is located in Kerala
Kokkothamangalam
Kokkothamangalam
Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates: 9°40′44″N 76°21′44″E / 9.67884°N 76.362099°E / 9.67884; 76.362099
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictAlappuzha
Government
 • BodyPanchayat
Population
 (2001)
 • Total16,852
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationKL-32 [Cherthala]
Lok Sabha constituencyAlappuzha
Vidhan Sabha constituencyCherthala, Mararikulam

Kokkothamangalam is a census town in Alappuzha district in the Indian state of Kerala.

Demographics

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As of 2001 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 (%)
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.

History

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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.

References

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  1. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
  2. ^ Census India 2001.
  3. ^ Census India 2011.