Purakkad is a village in Alappuzha district in the Indian state of Kerala.

[1] The Battle of Purakkad took place in 1746 between Travancore and combined forces of Odanad.

[citation needed] It is the site of the Sree Venu Gopala Swamy temple.

[2] As of 2001[update] India census, Purakkad has a population of 27912 with 13751 males and 14161 females.

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