Demographics
According to the 2011 census and voting rolls, approximately 82% of residents live in urban areas,
while 18% live in rural parts. The constituency had roughly 193,500 electors in 2016 and nearly
200,000 by 2021, with a voter gender ratio of approximately 1,066 females per 1,000 males and a
registered turnout close to 76% in the latest polls. Scheduled Castes comprise roughly 3–4%, and
Scheduled Tribes under 0.5% of the population. Literacy stands above 96%, mirroring Kerala’s high
educational standards.
Economic Peculiarities
 The blue economy dominates: seafood processing, shrimp aquaculture, backwater fisheries,
and coir exports remain key. The presence of Matsyafed (the apex fisheries cooperative) and
local processing units tie into Cochin port for exports.
 Agriculture plays a supporting role—limited inland paddy, coconut and vegetable farming in
wards like Mannancherry and Mararikulam South.
 Trade and services thrive in Alappuzha town—retail, transport, hospitality, tourism
(especially houseboat backwater circuits), education, and small businesses form a
considerable part of local employment.
 NRI remittances exist but are comparatively moderate here; economic life relies more on
fisheries and tourism channels.
Economic Strata
A large majority fall into the middle-income bracket—fisherfolk, seafood processors, coir artisans,
retail vendors, hospitality staff, and service workers. BPL households exist but remain limited, often
in slum clusters or remote waterlogged wards. High-income households are relatively few—typically
those owning seafood export units or sizable coastal businesses.
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