# Thakazhy Village, Kuttanad, Alappuzha (Kerala) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/alappuzha/kuttanad/thakazhy/ Village · Kuttanad, Alappuzha # Thakazhy Thakazhy is a village in Kuttanad sub-district of Alappuzha district, Kerala, PIN code **688562**. The 2011 Census counted **15,758 people in 3,858 households**, the 4th largest of 14 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 96.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 97.6%. - 15,758people (2011) - 3,858households - 96.9%literacy - 688562PIN code ## Thakazhy PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thakazhy is 688562.** Thakazhy falls in Kuttanad sub-district, Alappuzha district, Kerala. - PIN code688562 - Gram panchayatThakazhy - Community development blockChampakkulam - Census village code628246 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thakazhy from nearby towns? - Mancomb (sub-district HQ)24 km by road - Alappuzha (district HQ)20 km by road - Alappuzha (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 Thakazhy? 30 services counted by the Census are inside Thakazhy; 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 · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 3 · 3 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 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn 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 - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Edathua - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Ambalappuzha - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, 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 Thakazhy known for? The main crops are **paddy, arecanut and coconut**. About 92% of the 2,527 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,951 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 Thakazhy Of every 100 households in Thakazhy in 2011, 96 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 33 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Thakazhy · ■ Kuttanad rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **96% Toilet within the home ****89%** **91% No toilet (open defecation) ****8%** **7% Tap water ****75%** **60% Drinking water within premises ****46%** **39% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****33%** **43% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%** **56% Use banking services ****75%** **78% Television ****73%** **79% Mobile phone ****71%** **69% Computer with internet ****3%** **4% Two-wheeler ****15%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **4% None of these assets ****7%** **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 Thakazhy? ■ Thakazhy · ■ Kuttanad rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****96.9%** **97.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1110** **1075 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****953** **962 Working population ****36.5%** **37.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 97.9% for men and 95.9% for women. 52% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 305 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 923 (16%) · **■** Household industry 60 (1%) · **■** Other work 2,400 (42%) · **■** Marginal 2,071 (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 - Edathua21,699 people - Thalavady20,556 people - Champakkulam15,848 people - Kainakary South15,405 people - Pulinkunnu15,210 people - Nedumudi14,601 people - Kunnumma14,252 people [All 14 villages in Kuttanad](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/alappuzha/kuttanad/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thakazhy?688562 - How far is Thakazhy from Alappuzha?20 km by road - What is the population of Thakazhy?15,758 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thakazhy in?Alappuzha district (Kuttanad sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Thakazhy?96.9% (Census 2011)