# Parakkadavu Village, Aluva, Ernakulam (Kerala) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/ernakulam/aluva/parakkadavu/ Village · Aluva, Ernakulam # Parakkadavu Parakkadavu is a village in Aluva sub-district of Ernakulam district, Kerala, PIN code **683579**. The 2011 Census counted **30,766 people in 7,862 households**, the 1st largest of 7 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 95.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 94.8%. - 30,766people (2011) - 7,862households - 95.4%literacy - 683579PIN code ## Parakkadavu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Parakkadavu is 683579.** Parakkadavu falls in Aluva sub-district, Ernakulam district, Kerala. - PIN code683579 - Gram panchayatParakadavu, Kunnukara - Community development blockParakkadavu - Census village code627964 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Parakkadavu from nearby towns? - Aluva (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Kakkanad (district HQ)42 km by road - Angamaly (nearest town)10 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 Parakkadavu? 30 services counted by the Census are inside Parakkadavu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 7 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 4 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 3 · 3 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 - ●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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Angamaly - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thodupuzha - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 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 Parakkadavu known for? The main crops are **coconut and paddy**. About 90% of the 2,466 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,211 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 Parakkadavu Of every 100 households in Parakkadavu in 2011, 98 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 39 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 10 a car. ■ Parakkadavu · ■ Aluva rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **97% Toilet within the home ****98%** **98% No toilet (open defecation) ****1%** **1% Tap water ****13%** **25% Drinking water within premises ****83%** **86% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****39%** **35% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%** **64% Use banking services ****72%** **73% Television ****84%** **85% Mobile phone ****78%** **78% Computer with internet ****6%** **6% Two-wheeler ****33%** **40% Car / jeep / van ****10%** **12% None of these assets ****3%** **3% Own their home ****96%** **94% 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 Parakkadavu? ■ Parakkadavu · ■ Aluva rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****95.4%** **94.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1045** **1021 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1034** **963 Working population ****39.6%** **41.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 97.1% for men and 93.7% for women. 58% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 824 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,078 (9%) · **■** Household industry 263 (2%) · **■** Other work 7,732 (64%) · **■** Marginal 2,278 (19%) 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 Aluva - Karukutty28,076 people - Thuravoor22,786 people - Mookkannoor19,009 people - Manjapra15,312 people [All 7 villages in Aluva](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/ernakulam/aluva/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Parakkadavu?683579 - How far is Parakkadavu from Kakkanad?42 km by road - What is the population of Parakkadavu?30,766 (Census 2011) - Which district is Parakkadavu in?Ernakulam district (Aluva sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Parakkadavu?95.4% (Census 2011)