Erattupetta Municipality
No. of CDS
1
No. of ADS
28
No. of NHGs
146
No. of NHG Members
1653
No. of NHGs Linked
134
No. of MEs
3
History

               Erattupetta Municipality

                     Erattupetta is a Municipality town in Kottayam district in the state of KeralaIndia. It is 38 km east of Kottayam, the district Centre. Erattupetta was known as Erappili and Erappuzha before.

        The "Eraaru" part in all the variation of the names arose from the geographical location, where the two rivers (aru) merge as single one. Erattupetta is situated in the foothills of High Ranges. It was the commercial capital of the Poonjar principality until 1949. Erattupetta lies in an ancient route from Athirampuzha to Tamil Nadu.

                  

                 Hill produce from the Cardamom hills were brought down by the Muthuvans for trade. Erattupetta's current economy is primarily rubber and scores of large and small estates dot the landscape. Wagamon, a Hill Station, lies some 22 km east of Eruttupetta.

              

Erattupetta can be easily reachable from north Kerala via Angamaly-Muvattupuzha-Thodupuzha-Muttom route. It is well connected to Tamil Nadu via Kottayam-Kumali KK Road to Madurai through the nearest town Kanjirappally which is 16 Kilometres from Erattupetta.

Erattupetta is located at 9.7°N 76.78°E.[2] It has an average elevation of 36 metres (118 feet).

Population

                  As per 2011 censes Erattupetta is a Census Town city in district of Kottayam, Kerala. The Erattupetta Census Town has population of 34,814 of which 17,555 are males while 17,259 are females as per report released by Census India 2011. Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 4474 which is 12.85 % of total population of Erattupetta (CT). In Erattupetta Census Town, Female Sex Ratio is of 983 against state average of 1084. Moreover Child Sex Ratio in Erattupetta is around 950 compared to Kerala state average of 964. Literacy rate of Erattupetta city is 95.46 % higher than state average of 94.00 %. In Erattupetta, Male literacy is around 97.39 % while female literacy rate is 93.51 %. Erattupetta Census Town has total administration over 7,686 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Erattupetta Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction. Currently our website doesn't have information on schools and hospital located within Erattupetta.