About Village
Karalam is a village positioned in Irinjalakuda Block of Thrissur district in Kerala. Placed in rural part of Thrissur district of Kerala, it is one of the 6 villages of Irinjalakuda Block of Thrissur district.
Demography
Karalam has a total population of 16,594 peoples. There are about 4,251 houses in Karalam village
Geography
Karalam village is located in Mukundapuram Tehsil of Thrissur district in Kerala, India. It is situated 2km away from Irinjalakuda and 16 km away from district headquarter Thrissur. Karalam village is also a gram panchayat. The total geographical area of village is 1430 hectare
Socio-Economic
Literacy rate in Karalam village is 87%. 14494 out of total 16594 population is educated here. Among males the literacy rate is 87% as 6754 males out of total 7684 are literate while female literacy rate is 86% as 7740 out of total 8910 females are literate in this Village.The count of working person of Karalam village is 5769 whereas 10825 are un-employed. And out of 5769 working person 344 persons are entirely reliant on cultivation.
Ecology
Karuvannur river is flows through the boundary of Karalam Village.
Tourism
Kumaranchira Bhagavathy Temple