# Arakuzha Village, Muvattupuzha, Ernakulam (Kerala) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/ernakulam/muvattupuzha/arakuzha/ Village · Muvattupuzha, Ernakulam # Arakuzha Arakuzha is a village in Muvattupuzha sub-district of Ernakulam district, Kerala, PIN code **686672**. The 2011 Census counted **13,335 people in 3,203 households**, the 13th largest of 17 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 97.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 95.8%. - 13,335people (2011) - 3,203households - 97.1%literacy - 686672PIN code ## Arakuzha PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Arakuzha is 686672.** Arakuzha falls in Muvattupuzha sub-district, Ernakulam district, Kerala. - PIN code686672 - Gram panchayatArakuzha - Community development blockMuvattupuzha - Census village code628026 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Arakuzha from nearby towns? - Muvattupuzha (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Kakkanad (district HQ)40 km by road - Muvattupuzha (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 Arakuzha? 30 services counted by the Census are inside Arakuzha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 5 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 5 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 3 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 4 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 2 · 4 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn 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 college5–10 km · Muvattuppuzha - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - 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 Arakuzha known for? The main crops are **paddy and tapioca**. About 35% of the 2,736 hectares of village land is sown, and 194 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 Arakuzha Of every 100 households in Arakuzha in 2011, 95 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 38 a two-wheeler and 17 a car. ■ Arakuzha · ■ Muvattupuzha rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **97% Toilet within the home ****96%** **97% No toilet (open defecation) ****4%** **2% Tap water ****48%** **37% Drinking water within premises ****84%** **80% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%** **31% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%** **67% Use banking services ****74%** **80% Television ****85%** **85% Mobile phone ****76%** **83% Computer with internet ****6%** **7% Two-wheeler ****38%** **38% Car / jeep / van ****17%** **17% None of these assets ****4%** **3% Own their home ****93%** **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 Arakuzha? ■ Arakuzha · ■ Muvattupuzha rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****97.1%** **95.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1027** **1016 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1059** **952 Working population ****37.7%** **38.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 97.8% for men and 96.4% for women. 58% of men and 18% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 969 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 515 (10%) · **■** Household industry 65 (1%) · **■** Other work 2,643 (53%) · **■** Marginal 829 (17%) 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 Muvattupuzha - Maneed16,980 people - Elanji16,495 people - Valakam15,966 people - Palakkuzha13,412 people - Kalloorkkad12,911 people - Onakkoor12,421 people - Memury10,049 people - Ramamangalam10,035 people [All 17 villages in Muvattupuzha](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/ernakulam/muvattupuzha/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Arakuzha?686672 - How far is Arakuzha from Kakkanad?40 km by road - What is the population of Arakuzha?13,335 (Census 2011) - Which district is Arakuzha in?Ernakulam district (Muvattupuzha sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Arakuzha?97.1% (Census 2011)