Pullad

Pullad
Town
Pullad is located in Kerala
Pullad
Pullad
Location in Kerala, India
Pullad is located in India
Pullad
Pullad
Pullad (India)
Coordinates: 9°21′18″N 76°40′24″E / 9.354926°N 76.673198°E / 9.354926; 76.673198
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictPathanamthitta
TalukTiruvalla
Government
 • BodyKoyipram Grama Panchayat
Population
 • Total26,425
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone Code0469
Vehicle registrationKL-27
Nearest townTiruvalla
Lok Sabha constituencyPathanamthitta
ClimateTropical (Köppen)
Websitewww.pulladkumbanad.webs.com

Pullad is a town in Thiruvalla municipality in the Pathanamthitta district, Kerala. Pullad is a part of Koipuram census village. It is situated 12 km east from Thiruvalla SCS Junction and 3 km from Kumbanad along the TK Road. It is part of Tiruvalla taluk.

Pullad is the part of Aranmula legislative assembly constituency and Pathanamthitta parliament constituency.

Demographics

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Pullad is part of Koipuram census village. Total population of Koipuram is 7319 families and 26425 inhabitants, of which 12231 are males while 14194 are females .

In Koipuram village population of children of age 0-6 is 2011, which makes up 7.61% of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Koipuram village is 1160, which is higher than Kerala state average of 1084. Child Sex Ratio for the Koipuram as per census is 989, higher than Kerala average of 964.

Koipuram village has higher literacy rate compared to Kerala. In 2011, literacy rate of Koipuram village was 97.31% compared to 94.00% of Kerala. In Koipuram Male literacy stands at 97.57% while female literacy rate was 97.09%.[1]

Points of interest

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Maramon, known as "Asia's largest Christian gathering", the Maramon convention takes place near Pullad on the banks of Pamba river. Pullad is famous for its long and rich tradition in "Padayani". There is also Padinjattethil temple in Pullad. Pullad is also known for its tapioca farming (known as "Pulladan Kappa").

Nearby Places

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Koipuram Village Population - Thiruvalla - Pathanamthitta, Kerala". www.census2011.co.in. Retrieved 13 March 2016.

Thiruvalla taluk