# Thekkekara Village, Mavelikkara, Alappuzha (Kerala) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/alappuzha/mavelikkara/thekkekara/ Village · Mavelikkara, Alappuzha # Thekkekara Thekkekara is a village in Mavelikkara sub-district of Alappuzha district, Kerala, PIN code **690107**. The 2011 Census counted **32,373 people in 8,609 households**, the 2nd largest of 9 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 96.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 95.2%. - 32,373people (2011) - 8,609households - 96.2%literacy - 690107PIN code ## Thekkekara PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thekkekara is 690107.** Thekkekara falls in Mavelikkara sub-district, Alappuzha district, Kerala. - PIN code690107 - Gram panchayatMavelikkara-Thekkekkara - Community development blockMavelikkara - Census village code628280 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thekkekara from nearby towns? - Mavelikkara (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Alappuzha (district HQ)65 km by road - Mavelikkara (nearest town)6 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 Thekkekara? 29 services counted by the Census are inside Thekkekara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 6 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn 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 - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kallumala - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 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 Thekkekara known for? The main crops are **paddy, coconut and vegetables**. About 77% of the 1,982 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,347 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 Thekkekara Of every 100 households in Thekkekara in 2011, 96 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 60 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 10 a car. ■ Thekkekara · ■ Mavelikkara rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **94% Toilet within the home ****93%** **91% No toilet (open defecation) ****6%** **7% Tap water ****26%** **24% Drinking water within premises ****93%** **88% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****60%** **44% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****38%** **54% Use banking services ****71%** **69% Television ****81%** **78% Mobile phone ****68%** **64% Computer with internet ****6%** **5% Two-wheeler ****36%** **31% Car / jeep / van ****10%** **9% None of these assets ****4%** **6% Own their home ****95%** **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 Thekkekara? ■ Thekkekara · ■ Mavelikkara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****96.2%** **95.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1166** **1169 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****964** **976 Working population ****32.2%** **32.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 97.6% for men and 95.0% for women. 49% of men and 18% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 501 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 737 (7%) · **■** Household industry 248 (2%) · **■** Other work 6,116 (59%) · **■** Marginal 2,819 (27%) 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 Mavelikkara - Palamel32,512 people - Vallikunnam30,394 people - Thamarakkulam27,017 people - Noornad25,375 people - Chunakkara22,730 people [All 9 villages in Mavelikkara](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/alappuzha/mavelikkara/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thekkekara?690107 - How far is Thekkekara from Alappuzha?65 km by road - What is the population of Thekkekara?32,373 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thekkekara in?Alappuzha district (Mavelikkara sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Thekkekara?96.2% (Census 2011)