# Edathua Village, Kuttanad, Alappuzha (Kerala) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/alappuzha/kuttanad/edathua/ Village · Kuttanad, Alappuzha # Edathua Edathua is a village in Kuttanad sub-district of Alappuzha district, Kerala, PIN code **689573**. The 2011 Census counted **21,699 people in 5,468 households**, the 1st largest of 14 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 97.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 97.6%. - 21,699people (2011) - 5,468households - 97.5%literacy - 689573PIN code ## Edathua PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Edathua is 689573.** Edathua falls in Kuttanad sub-district, Alappuzha district, Kerala. - PIN code689573 - Gram panchayatEdathua, Ramankary - Community development blockVeliyanad - Census village code628247 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Edathua from nearby towns? - Mancomb (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Alappuzha (district HQ)30 km by road - Thiruvalla (nearest town)12 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 Edathua? 33 services counted by the Census are inside Edathua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 4 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 private - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 6 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 3 · 1 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 - ●State 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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated 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 Edathua known for? The main crops are **paddy and coconut**. About 92% of the 2,712 hectares of village land is sown, and 2,501 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 Edathua Of every 100 households in Edathua in 2011, 96 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 55 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Edathua · ■ Kuttanad rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **96% Toilet within the home ****94%** **91% No toilet (open defecation) ****6%** **7% Tap water ****40%** **60% Drinking water within premises ****49%** **39% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****55%** **43% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****42%** **56% Use banking services ****87%** **78% Television ****83%** **79% Mobile phone ****68%** **69% Computer with internet ****4%** **4% Two-wheeler ****18%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **4% None of these assets ****4%** **5% 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 Edathua? ■ Edathua · ■ Kuttanad rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****97.5%** **97.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1091** **1075 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****971** **962 Working population ****33.8%** **37.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 98.1% for men and 96.9% for women. 50% of men and 19% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 409 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,294 (18%) · **■** Household industry 144 (2%) · **■** Other work 2,843 (39%) · **■** Marginal 2,654 (36%) 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 Kuttanad - Thalavady20,556 people - Champakkulam15,848 people - Thakazhy15,758 people - Kainakary South15,405 people [All 14 villages in Kuttanad](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/alappuzha/kuttanad/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Edathua?689573 - How far is Edathua from Alappuzha?30 km by road - What is the population of Edathua?21,699 (Census 2011) - Which district is Edathua in?Alappuzha district (Kuttanad sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Edathua?97.5% (Census 2011)