# Purapuzha Village, Thodupuzha, Idukki (Kerala) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/idukki/thodupuzha/purapuzha/ Village · Thodupuzha, Idukki # Purapuzha Purapuzha is a village in Thodupuzha sub-district of Idukki district, Kerala, PIN code **685584**. The 2011 Census counted **11,836 people in 2,952 households**, the 13th largest of 19 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 96.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 95.6%. - 11,836people (2011) - 2,952households - 96.7%literacy - 685584PIN code ## Purapuzha PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Purapuzha is 685584.** Purapuzha falls in Thodupuzha sub-district, Idukki district, Kerala. - PIN code685584 - Gram panchayatPurapuzha - Community development blockThodupuzha - Census village code628094 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Purapuzha from nearby towns? - Thodupuzha (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Painavu (district HQ)68 km by road - Thodupuzha (nearest town)10 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 Purapuzha? 33 services counted by the Census are inside Purapuzha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 3 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 3 private - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 private - ●PolytechnicIn village · 1 govt - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 4 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 - ●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 - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Manakkad - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 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 Purapuzha known for? The main crops are **rubber, cocoa and coffee**. About 91% of the 2,273 hectares of village land is sown, and 135 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 Purapuzha Of every 100 households in Purapuzha in 2011, 95 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 14 a car. ■ Purapuzha · ■ Thodupuzha rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **91% Toilet within the home ****95%** **94% No toilet (open defecation) ****5%** **5% Tap water ****37%** **27% Drinking water within premises ****61%** **54% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%** **79% Use banking services ****83%** **81% Television ****81%** **76% Mobile phone ****81%** **82% Computer with internet ****7%** **4% Two-wheeler ****32%** **22% Car / jeep / van ****14%** **11% None of these assets ****3%** **4% Own their home ****93%** **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 Purapuzha? ■ Purapuzha · ■ Thodupuzha rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****96.7%** **95.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****997** **1008 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1065** **984 Working population ****40.3%** **41.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 97.6% for men and 95.7% for women. 59% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 853 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 607 (13%) · **■** Household industry 84 (2%) · **■** Other work 2,424 (51%) · **■** Marginal 806 (17%) 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 - Karikkode14,242 people - Kodikulam12,741 people - Arakkulam12,421 people - Karimkunnam11,956 people - Alacode11,182 people - Muttom11,037 people - Kudayathoor10,080 people - Neyyasseri7,557 people [All 19 villages in Thodupuzha](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/idukki/thodupuzha/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Purapuzha?685584 - How far is Purapuzha from Painavu?68 km by road - What is the population of Purapuzha?11,836 (Census 2011) - Which district is Purapuzha in?Idukki district (Thodupuzha sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Purapuzha?96.7% (Census 2011)