Thuravoor is a village in Pattanakkad block panchayat in Cherthala taluk of Alappuzha district. The total area of Thuravoor panchayat is 19.18 square kilometers.The boundaries of Thuravoor Panchayat are Vembanad Lake to the east, Arabian Sea to the west, Pattanakkad Kuthiyathode and Vayalar to the south and north. According to the 2011 census, the population of the panchayat is 24855. Of this, 11905 are females and 12860 are males.In the wards of the backwater areas of the Thuravoor Grama Panchayat, which are located between the backwaters and the sea, most of the people earn their living through fishing. Those engaged in small-scale trade and those working in the traditional coir sector are included in all the wards.Although there is 900 acres of land, there are few people who earn their living through agriculture. There is participation from all wards in the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme. Since it is an area with peeling sheds, there are also people who work in this sector.
