# Cherthala North Village, Cherthala, Alappuzha (Kerala) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/alappuzha/cherthala/cherthala-north/ Village · Cherthala, Alappuzha # Cherthala North Cherthala North is a village in Cherthala sub-district of Alappuzha district, Kerala, PIN code **688524**. The 2011 Census counted **13,945 people in 3,450 households**, the 7th largest of 8 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 95.3%. - 13,945people (2011) - 3,450households - 93.6%literacy - 688524PIN code ## Cherthala North PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Cherthala North is 688524.** Cherthala North falls in Cherthala sub-district, Alappuzha district, Kerala. - PIN code688524 - Gram panchayatCherthala South - Community development blockKanjikkuzhi - Census village code628211 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Cherthala North from nearby towns? - Cherthala (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Alappuzha (district HQ)15 km by road - Cherthala (nearest town)4 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Cherthala North? 33 services counted by the Census are inside Cherthala North; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 3 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Management instituteIn village · 1 private - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Cherthala - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Cherthala North known for? The main crops are **coconut and paddy**. About 46% of the 564 hectares of village land is sown, and 389 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Cherthala North Of every 100 households in Cherthala North in 2011, 95 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 51 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Cherthala North · ■ Cherthala rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **96% Toilet within the home ****95%** **92% No toilet (open defecation) ****3%** **6% Tap water ****5%** **8% Drinking water within premises ****75%** **59% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****51%** **52% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****46%** **46% Use banking services ****66%** **69% Television ****73%** **77% Mobile phone ****81%** **82% Computer with internet ****3%** **4% Two-wheeler ****22%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **6% None of these assets ****4%** **4% Own their home ****98%** **98% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Cherthala North? ■ Cherthala North · ■ Cherthala rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****93.6%** **95.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1033** **1038 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****928** **924 Working population ****50.2%** **47.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 95.3% for men and 92.1% for women. 59% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 81 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 118 (2%) · **■** Household industry 445 (6%) · **■** Other work 5,154 (74%) · **■** Marginal 1,203 (17%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Cherthala - Mararikkulam North31,322 people - Thuravoor Thekku28,802 people - Cherthala South26,157 people - Kadakkarappally20,487 people - Perumbalam9,733 people [All 8 villages in Cherthala](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/alappuzha/cherthala/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Cherthala North?688524 - How far is Cherthala North from Alappuzha?15 km by road - What is the population of Cherthala North?13,945 (Census 2011) - Which district is Cherthala North in?Alappuzha district (Cherthala sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Cherthala North?93.6% (Census 2011)