# Meenachil, Kottayam (Kerala) – Villages List, Towns & Population

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Sub-district · Kottayam, Kerala 

# Meenachil

Meenachil is a sub-district of Kottayam district, Kerala. At the 2011 Census it had **406,471 people**, 2 towns and 25 villages (25 inhabited). The largest village is Kidangoor (25,170 people).

- 406,471people (2011)
- 25villages
- 2towns
- 97.3%literacy

## Population of Meenachil compared with Kottayam

■ Meenachil · ■ Kottayam district

Literacy (age 7+) ****97.3%**

**97.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1015**

**1039

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****959**

**964

Working population ****39.6%**

**37.3%

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 Meenachil

Of every 100 households in Meenachil in 2011, 95 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 17 a car.

■ Meenachil · ■ Kottayam district

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****96%**

**97%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**3%

Tap water ****24%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****71%**

**73%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%**

**39%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%**

**60%

Use banking services ****82%**

**80%

Television ****82%**

**85%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****7%**

**8%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**25%

Car / jeep / van ****17%**

**15%

None of these assets ****2%**

**3%

Own their home ****92%**

**90%

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

## Towns in Meenachil

- Erattupetta34,814 people
- Palai22,056 people

## Largest villages in Meenachil

- Kidangoor · 25,170 people
- Kanakkari · 22,793 people
- Kondoor · 20,510 people
- Poonjar Thekkekara · 19,470 people
- Kuravilangad · 18,033 people
- Bharananganam · 17,149 people
- Ramapuram · 16,928 people
- Vellilappally · 16,509 people
- Poovarany · 16,102 people
- Meenachil · 15,608 people
- Puliyannoor · 15,414 people
- Kadanad · 14,692 people
- Vallichira · 13,716 people
- Elackad · 13,333 people
- Monippally · 10,733 people
- Poonjar Nadubhagam · 10,268 people

[All 25 villages in Meenachil →](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kottayam/meenachil/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Meenachil?25 (25 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Meenachil in?Kottayam district, Kerala
- What is the population of Meenachil?406,471 (Census 2011)