# Cheruthana Village, Karthikappally, Alappuzha (Kerala) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/alappuzha/karthikappally/cheruthana/ Village · Karthikappally, Alappuzha # Cheruthana Cheruthana is a village in Karthikappally sub-district of Alappuzha district, Kerala, PIN code **690517**. The 2011 Census counted **12,882 people in 3,274 households**, the 5th largest of 6 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 95.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 94.1%. - 12,882people (2011) - 3,274households - 95.6%literacy - 690517PIN code ## Cheruthana PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Cheruthana is 690517.** Cheruthana falls in Karthikappally sub-district, Alappuzha district, Kerala. - PIN code690517 - Gram panchayatCheruthana, Karuvatta - Community development blockHaripad - Census village code628251 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Cheruthana from nearby towns? - Haripad (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Alappuzha (district HQ)32 km by road - Kayamkulam (nearest town)20 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 Cheruthana? 30 services counted by the Census are inside Cheruthana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 4 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn 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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Nangiarkulangara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Aravukad - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, 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 Cheruthana known for? The main crops are **paddy and coconut**. Products made here include fishing net weaving. About 98% of the 1,425 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,049 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 Cheruthana Of every 100 households in Cheruthana in 2011, 94 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 44 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Cheruthana · ■ Karthikappally rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **95% Toilet within the home ****84%** **87% No toilet (open defecation) ****15%** **11% Tap water ****48%** **67% Drinking water within premises ****77%** **71% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****44%** **42% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****55%** **57% Use banking services ****62%** **63% Television ****74%** **75% Mobile phone ****68%** **66% Computer with internet ****4%** **4% Two-wheeler ****23%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **5% None of these assets ****6%** **6% Own their home ****96%** **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 Cheruthana? ■ Cheruthana · ■ Karthikappally rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****95.6%** **94.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1141** **1143 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****941** **984 Working population ****38.5%** **40.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 97.2% for men and 94.2% for women. 53% of men and 26% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 223 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 849 (17%) · **■** Household industry 69 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,833 (37%) · **■** Marginal 1,988 (40%) 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 - Arattupuzha29,264 people - Thrikkunnapuzha26,679 people - Pallippad24,648 people - Karuvatta14,755 people - Veeyapuram11,392 people [All 6 villages in Karthikappally](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/alappuzha/karthikappally/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Cheruthana?690517 - How far is Cheruthana from Alappuzha?32 km by road - What is the population of Cheruthana?12,882 (Census 2011) - Which district is Cheruthana in?Alappuzha district (Karthikappally sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Cheruthana?95.6% (Census 2011)