Kayamkulam

Kayamkulam
Onattukara, Odanadu, Onad, Kallikoilon and Chirava Svaroopam
Azheekal Bridge
Krishnapuram Palace
Kayamkulam
Location in Kerala, India
Kayamkulam
Kayamkulam (India)
Coordinates: 9°10′19″N 76°30′04″E / 9.172°N 76.501°E / 9.172; 76.501
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictAlappuzha
Government
 • BodyKayamkulam Municipality
 • MLAU Prathiba
Area
 • Total
21.79 km2 (8.41 sq mi)
 • Rank11th (Kerala Most Populous Urban agglomerations)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
68,634
 • Rank23rd (Most populous cities in kerala)
 • Density3,150/km2 (8,158/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
690502
Telephone code+91-479
Vehicle registrationKL-29
Nearest cityKollam (38 km), Alappuzha (46 km), Pathanamthitta (41 km)
Sex ratio0.944 /
Literacy81.76%

Kayamkulam (IPA: [kaːjɐmkuɭam, kaːjɐŋɡuɭam]) is a municipality in the Alappuzha district of Kerala, India. It is located 46 km (28.6 mi) south of the district headquarters in Alappuzha and about 110 km (68.4 mi) north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram. As per the 2011 Indian census, Kayamkulam has a population of 68,634 people, and a population density of 3,149/km2 (8,160/sq mi).

Kayamkulam was the erstwhile capital of the Kingdom of Onattukara, and today continues to be the largest town in the Onattukara region.