# Arakkulam Village, Thodupuzha, Idukki (Kerala) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/idukki/thodupuzha/arakkulam/ Village · Thodupuzha, Idukki # Arakkulam Arakkulam is a village in Thodupuzha sub-district of Idukki district, Kerala, PIN code **685591**. The 2011 Census counted **12,421 people in 3,157 households**, the 11th largest of 19 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 95.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 95.6%. - 12,421people (2011) - 3,157households - 95.7%literacy - 685591PIN code ## Arakkulam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Arakkulam is 685591.** Arakkulam falls in Thodupuzha sub-district, Idukki district, Kerala. - PIN code685591 - Gram panchayatArakkulam, Velliyamattom - Community development blockIdukki - Census village code628100 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Arakkulam from nearby towns? - Thodupuzha (sub-district HQ)19 km by road - Painavu (district HQ)37 km by road - Thodupuzha (nearest town)19 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 Arakkulam? 34 services counted by the Census are inside Arakkulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 4 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 3 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 private - ●Management instituteIn village · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 2 · 2 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 - ●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 - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kattappana - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated 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 Arakkulam known for? The main crops are **rubber, cocoa and coffee**. About 56% of the 4,135 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 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 Arakkulam Of every 100 households in Arakkulam in 2011, 93 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 13 a car. ■ Arakkulam · ■ Thodupuzha rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **91% Toilet within the home ****91%** **94% No toilet (open defecation) ****9%** **5% Tap water ****33%** **27% Drinking water within premises ****51%** **54% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%** **79% Use banking services ****82%** **81% Television ****77%** **76% Mobile phone ****79%** **82% Computer with internet ****8%** **4% Two-wheeler ****15%** **22% Car / jeep / van ****13%** **11% None of these assets ****4%** **4% Own their home ****87%** **90% 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 Arakkulam? ■ Arakkulam · ■ Thodupuzha rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****95.7%** **95.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1081** **1008 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1007** **984 Working population ****39.2%** **41.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 97.0% for men and 94.6% for women. 57% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,073 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 295 (6%) · **■** Household industry 79 (2%) · **■** Other work 2,494 (51%) · **■** Marginal 925 (19%) 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 Thodupuzha - Manakkad15,106 people - Karimannoor14,836 people - Karikkode14,242 people - Kodikulam12,741 people - Karimkunnam11,956 people - Purapuzha11,836 people - Alacode11,182 people - Muttom11,037 people [All 19 villages in Thodupuzha](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/idukki/thodupuzha/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Arakkulam?685591 - How far is Arakkulam from Painavu?37 km by road - What is the population of Arakkulam?12,421 (Census 2011) - Which district is Arakkulam in?Idukki district (Thodupuzha sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Arakkulam?95.7% (Census 2011)