 Alappad village is a ward of the panchayat of the same name.Often, the whole panchayat is referred as Alappad; however, the panchayat actually consists of various wards/places such as Srayikkadu, Azheekal, Kuzhithura, Parayakadavu, Cheriazheekkal, Pandarathuruthu.Portions of the village were damaged during the 2004 tsunami.