Kayamkulam

Kayamkulam
Municipality[1]
Krishnapuram Palace
Kayamkulam Location in Kerala, India Show map of Kerala Kayamkulam Kayamkulam (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 9°10′19″N 76°30′04″E / 9.172°N 76.501°E / 9.172; 76.501
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Alappuzha
Government
• Body	Kayamkulam Municipality
• MLA	U Prathiba
Area
• Total	21.79 km2 (8.41 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	68,634
• Density	3,100/km2 (8,200/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	690502
Telephone code	+91-479
Vehicle registration	KL-29
Nearest city	Kollam (37 km), Alappuzha (47 km),Haripad(13 km),
Sex ratio	0.944 ♂/♀
Literacy	81.76%

Kayamkulam (IPA: [ka:yəmˠkuɭam]) is a municipality^[3] in the Alappuzha district of Kerala, India. It is located 90 km (55.9 mi) south of the district headquarters in Alappuzha and about 98 km (60.9 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.