# Elappally Village, Thodupuzha, Idukki (Kerala) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Thodupuzha, Idukki 

# Elappally

Elappally is a village in Thodupuzha sub-district of Idukki district, Kerala, PIN code **685589**. The 2011 Census counted **4,320 people in 1,148 households**, the 18th largest of 19 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 96.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 95.6%.

- 4,320people (2011)
- 1,148households
- 96.5%literacy
- 685589PIN code

## Elappally PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Elappally is 685589.** Elappally falls in Thodupuzha sub-district, Idukki district, Kerala.

- PIN code685589
- Gram panchayatArakkulam
- Community development blockIdukki
- Census village code628102

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

## How far is Elappally from nearby towns?

- Thodupuzha (sub-district HQ)27 km by road
- Painavu (district HQ)68 km by road
- Thodupuzha (nearest town)28 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 Elappally?

21 services counted by the Census are inside Elappally; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 · 2 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn 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
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Arakkulam
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Arakkulam
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Moolamattom
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 23 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 Elappally known for?

The main crops are **rubber, tea and coffee**. About 79% of the 2,687 hectares of village land is sown, and 60 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 Elappally

Of every 100 households in Elappally in 2011, 88 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Elappally · ■ Thodupuzha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****88%**

**94%

No toilet (open defecation) ****10%**

**5%

Tap water ****8%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**79%

Use banking services ****73%**

**81%

Television ****65%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**22%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**11%

None of these assets ****4%**

**4%

Own their home ****89%**

**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 Elappally?

■ Elappally · ■ Thodupuzha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****96.5%**

**95.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976**

**1008

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****933**

**984

Working population ****43.2%**

**41.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.4% for men and 95.7% for women. 61% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 369 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 100 (5%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 714 (38%) · **■** Marginal 679 (36%)

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

- Alacode11,182 people
- Muttom11,037 people
- Kudayathoor10,080 people
- Neyyasseri7,557 people
- Thodupuzha557 people

[All 19 villages in Thodupuzha](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/idukki/thodupuzha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Elappally?685589
- How far is Elappally from Painavu?68 km by road
- What is the population of Elappally?4,320 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Elappally in?Idukki district (Thodupuzha sub-district), Kerala
- What is the literacy rate of Elappally?96.5% (Census 2011)
