About Village
Ayarkunnam is a town located between the cities Pala and Kottayam. Ayarkunnam is administered by the Ayarkunnam Grama panchayat and there are 20 grama panchayat wards in Ayarkunnam. Ayarkunnam village is located in Kottayam Tehsil of Kottayam district in Kerala, India. It is situated 15km away from Kottayam, which is both district and sub-district headquarter of Ayarkunnam village.
Demography
The Ayarkunnam village has population of 28718 of which 14404 are males while 14314 are females as per Population Census 2011. In Ayarkunnam village population of children with age 0-6 is 2395 which makes up 8.34 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Ayarkunnam village is 994 which is lower than Kerala state average of 1084. Child Sex Ratio for the Ayarkunnam as per census is 1019, higher than Kerala average of 964. Ayarkunnam village has higher literacy rate compared to Kerala. In 2011, literacy rate of Ayarkunnam village was 96.82 % compared to 94.00 % of Kerala. In Ayarkunnam Male literacy stands at 96.97 % while female literacy rate was 96.67 %.
Geography
The total geographical area of village is 2513 hectares. Ayarkunnam has a total population of 28,718 peoples. There are about 7,063 houses in Ayarkunnam village. Kottayam and Palai are nearest towns to Ayarkunnam both of which are approximately 16km away.
Socio-Economic
St. Sebastian’s Church and Srikrishna Swamy Temples are the major religious places in Ayarkunnam. Major source of income is agriculture especially plantation crops