# Cheppad, Alappuzha (Kerala) – Town Population, History & Facts

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Town · Alappuzha, Kerala 

# Cheppad

Cheppad is a town in Karthikappally sub-district of Alappuzha district, Kerala (census town). The 2011 Census counted **20,052 people** in 5,344 households. Literacy was 96.2%.

- 20,052people (2011)
- 5,344households
- 96.2%literacy
- 1,188females per 1,000 males

## Population of Cheppad

■ Cheppad · ■ Alappuzha urban average

Literacy (age 7+) ****96.2%**

**95.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1188**

**1094

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1083**

**947

Working population ****33.8%**

**37.7%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Cheppad

Of every 100 households in Cheppad in 2011, 97 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 62 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Cheppad · ■ Alappuzha urban average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**95%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**4%

Tap water ****18%**

**35%

Drinking water within premises ****93%**

**75%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****62%**

**58%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****37%**

**41%

Use banking services ****61%**

**67%

Television ****81%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****7%**

**6%

Two-wheeler ****33%**

**31%

Car / jeep / van ****10%**

**9%

None of these assets ****4%**

**4%

Own their home ****94%**

**92%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What people in Cheppad work as

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**■** Services, trade & industry 3,788 (56%) · **■** Household industry 122 (2%) · **■** Farming 500 (7%) · **■** Marginal 2,372 (35%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Cheppad in numbers and road distances

- Density1,581 per km²
- Annual rainfall1,894 mm
- Temperature range24 °C to 32 °C

### Road distances

- Thiruvananthapuram (state capital)112 km by road
- Alappuzha (district HQ)36 km by road
- Alappuzha (city of 1 lakh+)36 km by road
- Kochi (city of 5 lakh+)100 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – town directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Services and economy in Cheppad

### Civic services

- Pucca roads11 km
- DrainageOpen and closed drains
- Flush toilets4,000
- Water storage450 kl
- Electricity — homes5,000
- Electricity — industry5

### Hospitals

- ●Alternative-medicine hospitals1 · 10 beds · 1 doctors
- ●Dispensaries3 · 2 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitals1 · 1 doctors

### Schools and colleges

- ●Primary schools4 govt · 2 private

### Banks

- Private banks4
- Co-operative banks3

**Main manufactured goods:** cashew nut.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – town directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Hospitals, banks, ATMs and more in Cheppad

- Banks4 in Cheppad
- ATMs2 in Cheppad

Source: [Overture Maps Foundation places, release 2026-10-21.0 (CDLA-Permissive-2.0, Apache-2.0 or CC0 by source)](https://docs.overturemaps.org/attribution/).

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Cheppad?20,052 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Cheppad in?Alappuzha district, Kerala