Punnala | |
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| Coordinates:9°5′3″N76°55′3″E / 9.08417°N 76.91750°E /9.08417; 76.91750 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kollam |
| Area | |
• Total | 69.1 km2 (26.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 12,104 |
| • Density | 175/km2 (454/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam,English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 689696 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-02,KL-25 KL 80 |
| District | Kollam |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Mavelikkara |
| Assembly Constituency | Pathanapuram |
Punnala is a small village situated inKollam district ofKerala, India.[1] Punnala is located at a distance of 8 kilometers from bothPathanapuram andPunalur and 1 km fromChachipunna. It is in thePathanapuram Taluk,Pathanapuram Assembly Constituency andMavelikkara Parliament Constituency. Punnala is a part of Piravanthoor Grama Panchayth,Pathanapuram Block Panchayat and Kollam district Panchayat.
It is said that the place was inhabited long back by civilized people but settlement has been demolished probably of an attack. The settlement was based at Kumaramkudy, which is under State farming Corporation of Kerala now. The remains of the old temple can be seen there.
Punnala is located at 9.08264°N 76.914°E. The village is spread over an area of 69.1 km2
As of 2011census of India,Punnala had a population of 12,104. The total population constitute, 5,802 males and 6,302 females —a sex ratio of 1086 females per 1000 males. 1,167 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 641 are boys and 522 are girls —a ratio of 841 female per 1000 male. The average literacy rate stands at 83.03% out of which 83.45% males & 82.64% females with 2,054 illiterates.
The area is well connected to the rest of the state by bus services ofKSRTC. The nearest railway stations are Punalur railway station and Avaneeswaram railway station
Punnala Village is a part of theMavelikkara Loksabha Constituency.Kodikunnil Suresh is the presentmember of parliament who won the2024 Indian general election. Pathanapuram is assembly constituency and actor turned politicianK. B. Ganesh Kumar is the current M. L. A. from Pathanapuram. He was the Minister of Forests, Sports & Cinema under UDF government.
There are Many political parties working in the village.
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