# Periyar Village, Peerumade, Idukki (Kerala) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/idukki/peerumade/periyar/ Village · Peerumade, Idukki # Periyar Periyar is a village in Peerumade sub-district of Idukki district, Kerala, PIN code **685533**. The 2011 Census counted **22,978 people in 5,749 households**, the 2nd largest of 10 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 89.8%. - 22,978people (2011) - 5,749households - 86.4%literacy - 685533PIN code ## Periyar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Periyar is 685533.** Periyar falls in Peerumade sub-district, Idukki district, Kerala. - PIN code685533 - Gram panchayatVandiperiyar, Kumily - Community development blockAzhutha - Census village code628109 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Periyar from nearby towns? - Peermade (sub-district HQ)21 km by road - Painavu (district HQ)98 km by road - Kambam (nearest town)52 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 Periyar? 28 services counted by the Census are inside Periyar; 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 · 1 private - ●PolytechnicIn village · 1 govt - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 3 · 3 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kumily - ○Degree college10+ km · Kuttikkanam - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kumily - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, 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 Periyar known for? The main crops are **tea, pepper and cardamom**. About 97% of the 5,098 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 Periyar Of every 100 households in Periyar in 2011, 93 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Periyar · ■ Peerumade rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **90% Toilet within the home ****86%** **84% No toilet (open defecation) ****13%** **14% Tap water ****31%** **29% Drinking water within premises ****37%** **35% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%** **19% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%** **80% Use banking services ****74%** **76% Television ****82%** **77% Mobile phone ****84%** **81% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****6%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **5% None of these assets ****4%** **5% Own their home ****55%** **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 Periyar? ■ Periyar · ■ Peerumade rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****86.4%** **89.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1016** **1010 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****948** **950 Working population ****47.4%** **46.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.6% for men and 81.3% for women. 59% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 854 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,542 (14%) · **■** Household industry 96 (1%) · **■** Other work 6,123 (56%) · **■** Marginal 2,279 (21%) 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 - Kumily30,276 people - Peerumade22,213 people - Manjumala20,503 people - Upputhara18,885 people - Elappara18,714 people [All 10 villages in Peerumade](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/idukki/peerumade/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Periyar?685533 - How far is Periyar from Painavu?98 km by road - What is the population of Periyar?22,978 (Census 2011) - Which district is Periyar in?Idukki district (Peerumade sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Periyar?86.4% (Census 2011)