Village · Thodupuzha, Idukki # Kanjikuzhi Kanjikuzhi is a village in Thodupuzha sub-district of Idukki district, Kerala, PIN code 685606. The 2011 Census counted 26,809 people in 6,838 households, the 2nd largest of 19 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 95.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 95.6%. - 26,809 people (2011) - 6,838 households - 95.0% literacy - 685606 PIN code ## Kanjikuzhi PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Kanjikuzhi is 685606. Kanjikuzhi falls in Thodupuzha sub-district, Idukki district, Kerala. - PIN code 685606 - Gram panchayat Idukki-Kanjikuzhi - Community development block Idukki - Census village code 628087 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kanjikuzhi from nearby towns? - Thodupuzha (sub-district HQ) 90 km by road - Painavu (district HQ) 30 km by road - Kottayam (nearest town) 60 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kanjikuzhi? 32 services counted by the Census are inside Kanjikuzhi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 5 private - ● Primary school In village · 6 govt · 6 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt · 4 private - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt · 2 private - ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 private - ● ITI / vocational school In village · 2 govt · 1 private - ● Community health centre In village · 1 · 3 doctors - ● Health sub-centre In village · 2 · 1 doctors - ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● TB clinic In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Dispensary In village · 3 · 3 doctors - ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Post office In village - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Commercial bank In village - ● Cooperative bank In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Murikkassery - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kanjikuzhi known for? The main crops are pepper, cocoa and rubber. Products made here include hollow bricks, wooden furniture, bamboo products and cane furniture. About 5% of the 22,354 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kanjikuzhi Of every 100 households in Kanjikuzhi in 2011, 86 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Kanjikuzhi · ■ Thodupuzha rural average - Electricity for lighting 86% 91% - Toilet within the home 94% 94% - No toilet (open defecation) 5% 5% - Tap water 11% 27% - Drinking water within premises 27% 54% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 13% 20% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 86% 79% - Use banking services 82% 81% - Television 68% 76% - Mobile phone 80% 82% - Computer with internet 1% 4% - Two-wheeler 8% 22% - Car / jeep / van 4% 11% - None of these assets 5% 4% - Own their home 94% 90% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kanjikuzhi? ■ Kanjikuzhi · ■ Thodupuzha rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 95.0% 95.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 985 1008 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1030 984 - Working population 49.3% 41.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 96.4% for men and 93.5% for women. 64% of men and 35% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 3,217 (24%) · ■ Farm labourers 1,063 (8%) · ■ Household industry 103 (1%) · ■ Other work 4,310 (33%) · ■ Marginal 4,518 (34%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Thodupuzha - Vannapuram 28,905 people - Udumbannoor 23,709 people - Idukki 21,724 people - Velliyamattom 19,366 people - Kumaramangalam 15,522 people All 19 villages in Thodupuzha ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kanjikuzhi? 685606 - How far is Kanjikuzhi from Painavu? 30 km by road - What is the population of Kanjikuzhi? 26,809 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kanjikuzhi in? Idukki district (Thodupuzha sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Kanjikuzhi? 95.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/idukki/thodupuzha/kanjikuzhi/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.