# Thuravoor Thekku Village, Cherthala, Alappuzha (Kerala) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/alappuzha/cherthala/thuravoor-thekku/ Village · Cherthala, Alappuzha # Thuravoor Thekku Thuravoor Thekku is a village in Cherthala sub-district of Alappuzha district, Kerala, PIN code **688532**. The 2011 Census counted **28,802 people in 6,966 households**, the 4th largest of 8 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 95.3%. - 28,802people (2011) - 6,966households - 94.7%literacy - 688532PIN code ## Thuravoor Thekku PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thuravoor Thekku is 688532.** Thuravoor Thekku falls in Cherthala sub-district, Alappuzha district, Kerala. - PIN code688532 - Gram panchayatThuravoor - Community development blockPattanakkad - Census village code628208 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thuravoor Thekku from nearby towns? - Cherthala (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Alappuzha (district HQ)31 km by road - Cherthala (nearest town)13 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 Thuravoor Thekku? 32 services counted by the Census are inside Thuravoor Thekku; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Engineering collegeIn village · 1 private - ●Medical collegeIn village · 1 private - ●Management instituteIn village · 1 private - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn 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 - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, 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 Thuravoor Thekku known for? The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include coir. About 100% of the 1,917 hectares of village land is sown, and 471 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 Thuravoor Thekku Of every 100 households in Thuravoor Thekku in 2011, 96 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 45 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Thuravoor Thekku · ■ Cherthala rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **96% Toilet within the home ****85%** **92% No toilet (open defecation) ****12%** **6% Tap water ****9%** **8% Drinking water within premises ****36%** **59% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****45%** **52% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****54%** **46% Use banking services ****60%** **69% Television ****77%** **77% Mobile phone ****80%** **82% Computer with internet ****4%** **4% Two-wheeler ****21%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **6% None of these assets ****5%** **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 Thuravoor Thekku? ■ Thuravoor Thekku · ■ Cherthala rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****94.7%** **95.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1070** **1038 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****965** **924 Working population ****46.9%** **47.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 96.8% for men and 92.8% for women. 60% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 188 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 235 (2%) · **■** Household industry 471 (3%) · **■** Other work 9,437 (70%) · **■** Marginal 3,163 (23%) 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 - Pattanakkad31,629 people - Panavally31,570 people - Mararikkulam North31,322 people - Cherthala South26,157 people - Kadakkarappally20,487 people - Cherthala North13,945 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 Thuravoor Thekku?688532 - How far is Thuravoor Thekku from Alappuzha?31 km by road - What is the population of Thuravoor Thekku?28,802 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thuravoor Thekku in?Alappuzha district (Cherthala sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Thuravoor Thekku?94.7% (Census 2011)