# Aikaranad North Village, Kunnathunad, Ernakulam (Kerala)

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Village · Kunnathunad, Ernakulam 

# Aikaranad North

Aikaranad North is a village in Kunnathunad sub-district of Ernakulam district, Kerala, PIN code **682310**. The 2011 Census counted **20,316 people in 5,123 households**, the 6th largest of 15 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 95.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 94.9%.

- 20,316people (2011)
- 5,123households
- 95.4%literacy
- 682310PIN code

## Aikaranad North PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Aikaranad North is 682310.** Aikaranad North falls in Kunnathunad sub-district, Ernakulam district, Kerala.

- PIN code682310
- Gram panchayatAikaranad
- Community development blockVadavukode
- Census village code627953

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Aikaranad North from nearby towns?

- Perumbavoor (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Kakkanad (district HQ)15 km by road
- Perumbavoor (nearest town)16 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 Aikaranad North?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 9 govt · 4 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 6 govt · 3 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private
- ●Engineering collegeIn village · 1 private
- ●Medical collegeIn village · 1 private
- ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 · 2 doctors
- ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn 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
- ●National highwayIn 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
- ●Weekly haatIn 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 · Arackapady
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Arakuzha
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ 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 Aikaranad North known for?

The main crops are **paddy, coconut and rubber**. About 91% of the 2,404 hectares of village land is sown, and 185 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 Aikaranad North

Of every 100 households in Aikaranad North in 2011, 97 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 39 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 50 a two-wheeler and 21 a car.

■ Aikaranad North · ■ Kunnathunad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**98%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**1%

Tap water ****30%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****92%**

**86%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****39%**

**33%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%**

**65%

Use banking services ****81%**

**77%

Television ****86%**

**85%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****12%**

**8%

Two-wheeler ****50%**

**44%

Car / jeep / van ****21%**

**16%

None of these assets ****2%**

**3%

Own their home ****93%**

**93%

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 Aikaranad North?

■ Aikaranad North · ■ Kunnathunad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****95.4%**

**94.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1015**

**1017

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1006**

**978

Working population ****40.8%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.0% for men and 93.9% for women. 56% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 355 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 400 (5%) · **■** Household industry 96 (1%) · **■** Other work 5,819 (70%) · **■** Marginal 1,617 (20%)

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 Kunnathunad

- Thiruvaniyoor25,327 people
- Kizhakkambalam23,186 people
- Pattimattom21,595 people
- Aikaranad South21,053 people
- Asamannoor19,311 people
- Irapuram19,137 people
- Arakapady17,779 people
- Vengoor West17,355 people

[All 15 villages in Kunnathunad](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/ernakulam/kunnathunad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Aikaranad North?682310
- How far is Aikaranad North from Kakkanad?15 km by road
- What is the population of Aikaranad North?20,316 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Aikaranad North in?Ernakulam district (Kunnathunad sub-district), Kerala
- What is the literacy rate of Aikaranad North?95.4% (Census 2011)
