# Arattupuzha Village, Karthikappally, Alappuzha (Kerala) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/alappuzha/karthikappally/arattupuzha/ Village · Karthikappally, Alappuzha # Arattupuzha Arattupuzha is a village in Karthikappally sub-district of Alappuzha district, Kerala, PIN code **690515**. The 2011 Census counted **29,264 people in 7,471 households**, the 1st largest of 6 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 94.1%. - 29,264people (2011) - 7,471households - 92.9%literacy - 690515PIN code ## Arattupuzha PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Arattupuzha is 690515.** Arattupuzha falls in Karthikappally sub-district, Alappuzha district, Kerala. - PIN code690515 - Gram panchayatArattupuzha - Community development blockMuthukulam - Census village code628255 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Arattupuzha from nearby towns? - Haripad (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Alappuzha (district HQ)35 km by road - Kayamkulam (nearest town)11 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 Arattupuzha? 27 services counted by the Census are inside Arattupuzha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 6 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 6 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 5 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 3 · 3 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn 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 - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kayamkulam - ○Degree college10+ km · Kayamkulam - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Haripad - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river 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 Arattupuzha known for? The main crops are **coconut**. Products made here include coir. About 68% of the 2,270 hectares of village land is sown, and 844 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 Arattupuzha Of every 100 households in Arattupuzha in 2011, 94 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 35 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Arattupuzha · ■ Karthikappally rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **95% Toilet within the home ****83%** **87% No toilet (open defecation) ****13%** **11% Tap water ****99%** **67% Drinking water within premises ****64%** **71% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****35%** **42% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****64%** **57% Use banking services ****54%** **63% Television ****74%** **75% Mobile phone ****66%** **66% Computer with internet ****2%** **4% Two-wheeler ****16%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **5% None of these assets ****7%** **6% Own their home ****97%** **96% 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 Arattupuzha? ■ Arattupuzha · ■ Karthikappally rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****92.9%** **94.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1107** **1143 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****964** **984 Working population ****43.9%** **40.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 95.2% for men and 90.9% for women. 55% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 98 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 71 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1,070 (8%) · **■** Other work 7,355 (57%) · **■** Marginal 4,267 (33%) 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 Karthikappally - Thrikkunnapuzha26,679 people - Pallippad24,648 people - Karuvatta14,755 people - Cheruthana12,882 people [All 6 villages in Karthikappally](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/alappuzha/karthikappally/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Arattupuzha?690515 - How far is Arattupuzha from Alappuzha?35 km by road - What is the population of Arattupuzha?29,264 (Census 2011) - Which district is Arattupuzha in?Alappuzha district (Karthikappally sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Arattupuzha?92.9% (Census 2011)