# Upputhara Village, Peerumade, Idukki (Kerala) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/idukki/peerumade/upputhara/ Village · Peerumade, Idukki # Upputhara Upputhara is a village in Peerumade sub-district of Idukki district, Kerala, PIN code **685565**. The 2011 Census counted **18,885 people in 4,965 households**, the 5th largest of 10 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 89.8%. - 18,885people (2011) - 4,965households - 91.8%literacy - 685565PIN code ## Upputhara PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Upputhara is 685565.** Upputhara falls in Peerumade sub-district, Idukki district, Kerala. - PIN code685565 - Gram panchayatUpputhara - Community development blockKattappana - Census village code628104 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Upputhara from nearby towns? - Peermade (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Painavu (district HQ)56 km by road - Thodupuzha (nearest town)45 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 Upputhara? 28 services counted by the Census are inside Upputhara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 5 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●DispensaryIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn 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 - ●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 - ●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 · Thodupuzha - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kattappana - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ 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 Upputhara known for? The main crops are **tea, pepper and cardamom**. About 88% of the 3,598 hectares of village land is sown, and 633 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 Upputhara Of every 100 households in Upputhara in 2011, 77 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Upputhara · ■ Peerumade rural average Electricity for lighting ****77%** **90% Toilet within the home ****76%** **84% No toilet (open defecation) ****21%** **14% Tap water ****15%** **29% Drinking water within premises ****28%** **35% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **19% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **80% Use banking services ****75%** **76% Television ****64%** **77% Mobile phone ****83%** **81% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****4%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **5% None of these assets ****5%** **5% Own their home ****82%** **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 Upputhara? ■ Upputhara · ■ Peerumade rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****91.8%** **89.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****998** **1010 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****930** **950 Working population ****49.8%** **46.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 94.6% for men and 89.1% for women. 61% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 2,416 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,373 (15%) · **■** Household industry 62 (1%) · **■** Other work 3,242 (34%) · **■** Marginal 2,312 (25%) 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 - Periyar22,978 people - Peerumade22,213 people - Manjumala20,503 people - Elappara18,714 people - Vagamon14,641 people - Peruvanthanam14,093 people - Kokkayar12,190 people [All 10 villages in Peerumade](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/idukki/peerumade/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Upputhara?685565 - How far is Upputhara from Painavu?56 km by road - What is the population of Upputhara?18,885 (Census 2011) - Which district is Upputhara in?Idukki district (Peerumade sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Upputhara?91.8% (Census 2011)