Mavelikkara

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Mavelikara
Municipality[1]
Mavelikara Location in Kerala, India Show map of Kerala Mavelikara Mavelikara (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 9°16′01″N 76°33′00″E / 9.267°N 76.55°E / 9.267; 76.55
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Alappuzha
Named for	Mahabali
Government
• Type	Taluk
• Body	Municipal Council
• MP	Kodikunnil Suresh
• MLA	M S Arun Kumar
Area
• Total	12.65 km2 (4.88 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[2]
• Total	26,421
• Density	2,100/km2 (5,400/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	690101
Telephone code	+91-479
Vehicle registration	KL-31
Nearest cities	Alappuzha (43 km) Kottayam (44 km) Kollam (50 km)
Literacy	92.3%
Website	www.mavelikaramunicipality.in

Mavelikara (IPA: [ma:ʋe:lik:aɾa]) is a municipality^[3] in the Alappuzha district of Kerala, India. It is located 36 km (22.4 mi) south of the district headquarters in Alappuzha and about 95 km (59.0 mi) north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram. As per the 2011 Indian census, Mavelikara has a population of 26,421 people, and a population density of 2,088/km² (5,410/sq mi).

Mavelikara was the erstwhile capital of the feudal kingdom of Odanad, and is today a primary economic and cultural hub of the Onattukara region.