# Karikkode Village, Thodupuzha, Idukki (Kerala) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/idukki/thodupuzha/karikkode/ Village · Thodupuzha, Idukki # Karikkode Karikkode is a village in Thodupuzha sub-district of Idukki district, Kerala, PIN code **685588**. The 2011 Census counted **14,242 people in 3,512 households**, the 9th largest of 19 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 95.6%. - 14,242people (2011) - 3,512households - 94.9%literacy - 685588PIN code ## Karikkode PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Karikkode is 685588.** Karikkode falls in Thodupuzha sub-district, Idukki district, Kerala. - PIN code685588 - Gram panchayatEdavetty - Community development blockThodupuzha - Census village code628091 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Karikkode from nearby towns? - Thodupuzha (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Painavu (district HQ)60 km by road - Thodupuzha (nearest town)5 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 Karikkode? 27 services counted by the Census are inside Karikkode; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 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 - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn 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 - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Karimannoor - ○Degree college5–10 km · Thodupuzha - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Purapuzha - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, 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 Karikkode known for? The main crops are **rubber, coconut and paddy**. About 84% of the 1,852 hectares of village land is sown, and 16 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 Karikkode Of every 100 households in Karikkode in 2011, 97 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 27 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 11 a car. ■ Karikkode · ■ Thodupuzha rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **91% Toilet within the home ****97%** **94% No toilet (open defecation) ****2%** **5% Tap water ****28%** **27% Drinking water within premises ****75%** **54% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****27%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%** **79% Use banking services ****80%** **81% Television ****83%** **76% Mobile phone ****83%** **82% Computer with internet ****5%** **4% Two-wheeler ****33%** **22% Car / jeep / van ****11%** **11% None of these assets ****3%** **4% Own their home ****83%** **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 Karikkode? ■ Karikkode · ■ Thodupuzha rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****94.9%** **95.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1011** **1008 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****962** **984 Working population ****36.9%** **41.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 96.7% for men and 93.1% for women. 56% of men and 18% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 416 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 578 (11%) · **■** Household industry 57 (1%) · **■** Other work 3,410 (65%) · **■** Marginal 799 (15%) 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 - Velliyamattom19,366 people - Kumaramangalam15,522 people - Manakkad15,106 people - Karimannoor14,836 people - Kodikulam12,741 people - Arakkulam12,421 people - Karimkunnam11,956 people - Purapuzha11,836 people [All 19 villages in Thodupuzha](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/idukki/thodupuzha/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Karikkode?685588 - How far is Karikkode from Painavu?60 km by road - What is the population of Karikkode?14,242 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karikkode in?Idukki district (Thodupuzha sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Karikkode?94.9% (Census 2011)