# Arakapady Village, Kunnathunad, Ernakulam (Kerala) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/ernakulam/kunnathunad/arakapady/ Village · Kunnathunad, Ernakulam # Arakapady Arakapady is a village in Kunnathunad sub-district of Ernakulam district, Kerala, PIN code **683556**. The 2011 Census counted **17,779 people in 4,213 households**, the 9th largest of 15 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 94.9%. - 17,779people (2011) - 4,213households - 93.8%literacy - 683556PIN code ## Arakapady PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Arakapady is 683556.** Arakapady falls in Kunnathunad sub-district, Ernakulam district, Kerala. - PIN code683556 - Gram panchayatVengola - Community development blockVazhakulam - Census village code627947 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Arakapady from nearby towns? - Perumbavoor (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Kakkanad (district HQ)18 km by road - Perumbavoor (nearest town)7 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 Arakapady? 32 services counted by the Census are inside Arakapady; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 3 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 private - ●Engineering collegeIn village · 1 private - ●Management instituteIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 3 · 3 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile health clinicIn 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 - ●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 - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Muvattupuzha - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 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 Arakapady known for? The main crops are **paddy, pineapple and rubber**. About 57% of the 1,758 hectares of village land is sown, and 787 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 Arakapady Of every 100 households in Arakapady in 2011, 97 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 32 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 45 a two-wheeler and 14 a car. ■ Arakapady · ■ Kunnathunad rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **96% Toilet within the home ****99%** **98% No toilet (open defecation) ****1%** **1% Tap water ****18%** **27% Drinking water within premises ****84%** **86% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****32%** **33% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****62%** **65% Use banking services ****74%** **77% Television ****83%** **85% Mobile phone ****82%** **83% Computer with internet ****6%** **8% Two-wheeler ****45%** **44% Car / jeep / van ****14%** **16% None of these assets ****4%** **3% Own their home ****92%** **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 Arakapady? ■ Arakapady · ■ Kunnathunad rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****93.8%** **94.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****993** **1017 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****999** **978 Working population ****37.5%** **40.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 96.3% for men and 91.3% for women. 58% of men and 17% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 540 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 259 (4%) · **■** Household industry 83 (1%) · **■** Other work 4,864 (73%) · **■** Marginal 929 (14%) 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 - Aikaranad South21,053 people - Aikaranad North20,316 people - Asamannoor19,311 people - Irapuram19,137 people - Vengoor West17,355 people - Mazhuvannoor14,946 people - Kodanad14,244 people - Kombanad10,976 people [All 15 villages in Kunnathunad](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/ernakulam/kunnathunad/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Arakapady?683556 - How far is Arakapady from Kakkanad?18 km by road - What is the population of Arakapady?17,779 (Census 2011) - Which district is Arakapady in?Ernakulam district (Kunnathunad sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Arakapady?93.8% (Census 2011)