Aruvappulam is a remote village in the south eastern corner of

Pathanamthitta district Pathanamthitta District (), is one of the 14 districts in the Indian state of Kerala. The district headquarters is in the town of Pathanamthitta. There are four municipalities in Pathanamthitta: Adoor, Pandalam, Pathanamthitta and Thiru ...

in the state of

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. Aruvappulam is a ''

grama panchayat Gram Panchayat () is a basic village-governing institute in Indian villages. It is a democratic structure at the grass-roots level in India. It is a political institute, acting as cabinet of the village. The Gram Sabha work as the general bo ...

'' (village council) within Konni Thaluk. The highest point in the district

Devar Mala Devarmala (Malayalam: ദേവര്‍മല) is a huge peak in the Western Ghats of Kerala. It stands at an altitude of 1,923m. It is located in Pathanamthitta District of Kerala, right next to the border with Thirunelveli District of Tamil ...

is situated in the village. A sizeable portion of the village is within Konni Reserve Forest. The village shares a border with

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, but there is no interstate road connecting the village with the neighbouring state. The major streams that flow into the

Achankovil Achankovil is a 128 km long west flowing river in Kerala, India, which flows through Kollam, Pathanamthitta, and Alappuzha districts. The river drains vast tract of fertile plains of Upper Kuttanad in the Alappuzha and Pathanamthitta distri ...

river originate in the village. The river forms the border between village and the neighbouring district of Kollam. The major settlements within the village are Kokkathode and Kalleli.

Demographics

At the 2001 India

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, Aruvappulam had a population of 16,183 (7,693 males and 8,490 females). There is a significant Scheduled caste population in the village (15%) and a significant Christian population in the village. There is a strong trend of migration to

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from the village. An expatriate named KP George ran for the

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in 2011.

References

{{Pathanamthitta district Villages in Pathanamthitta district