# Pothanikkad Village, Kothamangalam, Ernakulam (Kerala) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/ernakulam/kothamangalam/pothanikkad/ Village · Kothamangalam, Ernakulam # Pothanikkad Pothanikkad is a village in Kothamangalam sub-district of Ernakulam district, Kerala, PIN code **686671**. The 2011 Census counted **19,309 people in 4,587 households**, the 2nd largest of 10 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 94.0%. - 19,309people (2011) - 4,587households - 94.6%literacy - 686671PIN code ## Pothanikkad PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pothanikkad is 686671.** Pothanikkad falls in Kothamangalam sub-district, Ernakulam district, Kerala. - PIN code686671 - Gram panchayatPothanikkad, Pallarimangalam - Community development blockKothamangalam - Census village code628046 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pothanikkad from nearby towns? - Kothamangalam (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Kakkanad (district HQ)47 km by road - Kothamangalam (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 Pothanikkad? 33 services counted by the Census are inside Pothanikkad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 6 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt · 4 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 4 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 3 private - ●Management instituteIn village · 1 govt - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 2 · 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 - ○Degree college10+ km · Kothamangalam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, 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 Pothanikkad known for? The main crops are **paddy, rubber and coconut**. Products made here include plywood and wood crafts. About 96% of the 2,434 hectares of village land is sown, and 241 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 Pothanikkad Of every 100 households in Pothanikkad in 2011, 97 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 38 a two-wheeler and 14 a car. ■ Pothanikkad · ■ Kothamangalam rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **91% Toilet within the home ****99%** **94% No toilet (open defecation) ****1%** **5% Tap water ****38%** **31% Drinking water within premises ****83%** **71% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%** **27% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%** **72% Use banking services ****81%** **76% Television ****80%** **78% Mobile phone ****84%** **83% Computer with internet ****5%** **4% Two-wheeler ****38%** **31% Car / jeep / van ****14%** **12% None of these assets ****3%** **4% Own their home ****92%** **92% 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 Pothanikkad? ■ Pothanikkad · ■ Kothamangalam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****94.6%** **94.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1007** **1014 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****977** **971 Working population ****37.7%** **41.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 96.9% for men and 92.3% for women. 54% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,078 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 914 (13%) · **■** Household industry 104 (1%) · **■** Other work 4,220 (58%) · **■** Marginal 961 (13%) 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 Kothamangalam - Kuttampuzha24,799 people - Varappetty18,867 people - Kuttamangalam17,400 people - Neriamangalam15,994 people - Thrikkariyoor15,746 people [All 10 villages in Kothamangalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/ernakulam/kothamangalam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pothanikkad?686671 - How far is Pothanikkad from Kakkanad?47 km by road - What is the population of Pothanikkad?19,309 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pothanikkad in?Ernakulam district (Kothamangalam sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Pothanikkad?94.6% (Census 2011)