# Peruvanthanam Village, Peerumade, Idukki (Kerala) – PIN Code

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Village · Peerumade, Idukki 

# Peruvanthanam

Peruvanthanam is a village in Peerumade sub-district of Idukki district, Kerala, PIN code **686532**. The 2011 Census counted **14,093 people in 3,424 households**, the 8th largest of 10 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 89.8%.

- 14,093people (2011)
- 3,424households
- 94.9%literacy
- 686532PIN code

## Peruvanthanam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Peruvanthanam is 686532.** Peruvanthanam falls in Peerumade sub-district, Idukki district, Kerala.

- PIN code686532
- Gram panchayatPeruvanthanam
- Community development blockAzhutha
- Census village code628112

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Peruvanthanam from nearby towns?

- Peermade (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Painavu (district HQ)73 km by road
- Kottayam (nearest town)62 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 Peruvanthanam?

30 services counted by the Census are inside Peruvanthanam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 10 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 5 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 3 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 2 · 2 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
- ●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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Parathode
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pallickathodu
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Peruvanthanam known for?

The main crops are **cardamom, pepper and cocoa**. About 72% of the 6,892 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 Peruvanthanam

Of every 100 households in Peruvanthanam in 2011, 89 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Peruvanthanam · ■ Peerumade rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****96%**

**84%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**14%

Tap water ****24%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**35%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**80%

Use banking services ****81%**

**76%

Television ****76%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**81%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**5%

None of these assets ****3%**

**5%

Own their home ****76%**

**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 Peruvanthanam?

■ Peruvanthanam · ■ Peerumade rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****94.9%**

**89.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1014**

**1010

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****982**

**950

Working population ****40.5%**

**46.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.7% for men and 93.2% for women. 58% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 506 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 533 (9%) · **■** Household industry 68 (1%) · **■** Other work 3,459 (61%) · **■** Marginal 1,136 (20%)

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

- Manjumala20,503 people
- Upputhara18,885 people
- Elappara18,714 people
- Vagamon14,641 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 Peruvanthanam?686532
- How far is Peruvanthanam from Painavu?73 km by road
- What is the population of Peruvanthanam?14,093 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Peruvanthanam in?Idukki district (Peerumade sub-district), Kerala
- What is the literacy rate of Peruvanthanam?94.9% (Census 2011)
