# Elappara Village, Peerumade, Idukki (Kerala) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/idukki/peerumade/elappara/ Village · Peerumade, Idukki # Elappara Elappara is a village in Peerumade sub-district of Idukki district, Kerala, PIN code **685501**. The 2011 Census counted **18,714 people in 4,754 households**, the 6th largest of 10 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 89.8%. - 18,714people (2011) - 4,754households - 89.6%literacy - 685501PIN code ## Elappara PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Elappara is 685501.** Elappara falls in Peerumade sub-district, Idukki district, Kerala. - PIN code685501 - Gram panchayatElappara, Upputhara, Peermade - Community development blockKattappana - Census village code628105 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Elappara from nearby towns? - Peermade (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Painavu (district HQ)80 km by road - Thodupuzha (nearest town)80 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 Elappara? 37 services counted by the Census are inside Elappara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt · 3 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 private - ●Engineering collegeIn village · 1 private - ●Management instituteIn village · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 3 · 3 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 - ●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 - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kattappana - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated 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 Elappara known for? The main crops are **tea, cardamom and coffee**. About 100% of the 8,848 hectares of village land is sown. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Elappara Of every 100 households in Elappara in 2011, 94 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Elappara · ■ Peerumade rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **90% Toilet within the home ****85%** **84% No toilet (open defecation) ****12%** **14% Tap water ****27%** **29% Drinking water within premises ****33%** **35% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%** **19% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%** **80% Use banking services ****80%** **76% Television ****82%** **77% Mobile phone ****83%** **81% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****4%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **5% None of these assets ****5%** **5% Own their home ****60%** **67% 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 Elappara? ■ Elappara · ■ Peerumade rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****89.6%** **89.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1016** **1010 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1026** **950 Working population ****50.8%** **46.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.9% for men and 85.5% for women. 61% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 303 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,000 (11%) · **■** Household industry 52 (1%) · **■** Other work 5,847 (62%) · **■** Marginal 2,297 (24%) 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 Peerumade - Periyar22,978 people - Peerumade22,213 people - Manjumala20,503 people - Upputhara18,885 people - Vagamon14,641 people - Peruvanthanam14,093 people - Kokkayar12,190 people - Mlappara1,129 people [All 10 villages in Peerumade](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/idukki/peerumade/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Elappara?685501 - How far is Elappara from Painavu?80 km by road - What is the population of Elappara?18,714 (Census 2011) - Which district is Elappara in?Idukki district (Peerumade sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Elappara?89.6% (Census 2011)