# Aikaranad South Village, Kunnathunad, Ernakulam (Kerala) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/ernakulam/kunnathunad/aikaranad-south/ Village · Kunnathunad, Ernakulam # Aikaranad South Aikaranad South is a village in Kunnathunad sub-district of Ernakulam district, Kerala, PIN code **682311**. The 2011 Census counted **21,053 people in 5,375 households**, the 5th largest of 15 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 95.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 94.9%. - 21,053people (2011) - 5,375households - 95.8%literacy - 682311PIN code ## Aikaranad South PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Aikaranad South is 682311.** Aikaranad South falls in Kunnathunad sub-district, Ernakulam district, Kerala. - PIN code682311 - Gram panchayatPoothrikka - Community development blockVadavukode - Census village code627954 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Aikaranad South from nearby towns? - Perumbavoor (sub-district HQ)19 km by road - Kakkanad (district HQ)28 km by road - Muvattupuzha (nearest town)14 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 South? 34 services counted by the Census are inside Aikaranad South; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 private - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 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 - ●National 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 - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ 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 South known for? The main crops are **rubber, coconut and paddy**. About 72% of the 2,254 hectares of village land is sown, and 654 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 South Of every 100 households in Aikaranad South in 2011, 98 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 36 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 49 a two-wheeler and 21 a car. ■ Aikaranad South · ■ Kunnathunad rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **96% Toilet within the home ****99%** **98% No toilet (open defecation) ****1%** **1% Tap water ****26%** **27% Drinking water within premises ****90%** **86% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****36%** **33% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****64%** **65% Use banking services ****80%** **77% Television ****88%** **85% Mobile phone ****83%** **83% Computer with internet ****11%** **8% Two-wheeler ****49%** **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 South? ■ Aikaranad South · ■ Kunnathunad rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****95.8%** **94.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1025** **1017 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****977** **978 Working population ****39.0%** **40.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 97.3% for men and 94.3% for women. 56% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 661 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 570 (7%) · **■** Household industry 87 (1%) · **■** Other work 5,581 (68%) · **■** Marginal 1,319 (16%) 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 - Rayamangalam27,537 people - Thiruvaniyoor25,327 people - Kizhakkambalam23,186 people - Pattimattom21,595 people - Aikaranad North20,316 people - Asamannoor19,311 people - Irapuram19,137 people - Arakapady17,779 people [All 15 villages in Kunnathunad](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/ernakulam/kunnathunad/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Aikaranad South?682311 - How far is Aikaranad South from Kakkanad?28 km by road - What is the population of Aikaranad South?21,053 (Census 2011) - Which district is Aikaranad South in?Ernakulam district (Kunnathunad sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Aikaranad South?95.8% (Census 2011)