Village · Kuttanad, Alappuzha
# Kainakary North

Kainakary North is a village in Kuttanad sub-district of Alappuzha district, Kerala, PIN code 688501. The 2011 Census counted 8,292 people in 1,919 households, the 13th largest of 14 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 97.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 97.6%.
- 8,292 people (2011)
- 1,919 households
- 97.8% literacy
- 688501 PIN code

## Kainakary North PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Kainakary North is 688501. Kainakary North falls in Kuttanad sub-district, Alappuzha district, Kerala.
- PIN code 688501
- Gram panchayat Kainakary
- Community development block Champakkulam
- Census village code 628236

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Kainakary North from nearby towns?
- Mancomb (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road
- Alappuzha (district HQ) 10 km by road
- Alappuzha (nearest town) 10 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Kainakary North?

28 services counted by the Census are inside Kainakary North; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt · 2 private
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 3 · 3 doctors
- ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Dispensary In village · 3 · 3 doctors
- ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Family welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Post office In village
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Commercial bank In village
- ● Cooperative bank In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Public library In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Alappuzha
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Purakkad
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, covered wells, 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.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kainakary North known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 60% of the 3,317 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,239 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Kainakary North

Of every 100 households in Kainakary North in 2011, 95 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 42 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kainakary North · ■ Kuttanad rural average
- Electricity for lighting 95% 96%
- Toilet within the home 82% 91%
- No toilet (open defecation) 15% 7%
- Tap water 65% 60%
- Drinking water within premises 15% 39%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 42% 43%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 57% 56%
- Use banking services 74% 78%
- Television 77% 79%
- Mobile phone 70% 69%
- Computer with internet 1% 4%
- Two-wheeler 2% 12%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 4%
- None of these assets 8% 5%
- Own their home 98% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Kainakary North?

■ Kainakary North · ■ Kuttanad rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 97.8% 97.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1032 1075
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1002 962
- Working population 42.9% 37.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.6% for men and 97.1% for women. 56% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 168 (5%) · ■ Farm labourers 1,502 (42%) · ■ Household industry 22 (1%) · ■ Other work 1,184 (33%) · ■ Marginal 678 (19%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Kuttanad
- Kavalam 13,089 people
- Veliyanad 12,501 people
- Ramankary 10,755 people
- Muttar 9,200 people
- Neelamperoor 5,841 people

All 14 villages in Kuttanad

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Kainakary North? 688501
- How far is Kainakary North from Alappuzha? 10 km by road
- What is the population of Kainakary North? 8,292 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kainakary North in? Alappuzha district (Kuttanad sub-district), Kerala
- What is the literacy rate of Kainakary North? 97.8% (Census 2011)

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