# Parathodu Village, Udumbanchola, Idukki (Kerala) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/idukki/udumbanchola/parathodu/ Village · Udumbanchola, Idukki # Parathodu Parathodu is a village in Udumbanchola sub-district of Idukki district, Kerala, PIN code **685553**. The 2011 Census counted **20,417 people in 5,444 households**, the 9th largest of 23 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 92.5%. - 20,417people (2011) - 5,444households - 92.2%literacy - 685553PIN code ## Parathodu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Parathodu is 685553.** Parathodu falls in Udumbanchola sub-district, Idukki district, Kerala. - PIN code685553 - Gram panchayatNedumkandam, Udumbanchola - Community development blockNedumkandam - Census village code628075 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Parathodu from nearby towns? - Nedumkandam (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Painavu (district HQ)60 km by road - Thodupuzha (nearest town)55 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 Parathodu? 26 services counted by the Census are inside Parathodu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 3 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 2 · 2 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 - ●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 - ○Degree college10+ km · Pampadumpara - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 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)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 Parathodu known for? The main crops are **cardamom, pepper and coffee**. About 97% of the 5,663 hectares of village land is sown, and 250 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 Parathodu Of every 100 households in Parathodu in 2011, 75 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Parathodu · ■ Udumbanchola rural average Electricity for lighting ****75%** **88% Toilet within the home ****89%** **90% No toilet (open defecation) ****10%** **8% Tap water ****7%** **23% Drinking water within premises ****37%** **36% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%** **83% Use banking services ****77%** **73% Television ****62%** **74% Mobile phone ****83%** **84% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****7%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **7% None of these assets ****5%** **4% Own their home ****85%** **86% 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 Parathodu? ■ Parathodu · ■ Udumbanchola rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****92.2%** **92.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1024** **1005 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****973** **953 Working population ****49.7%** **50.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 94.3% for men and 90.2% for women. 63% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,450 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 4,321 (43%) · **■** Household industry 105 (1%) · **■** Other work 3,082 (30%) · **■** Marginal 1,184 (12%) 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 Udumbanchola - Konnathady29,092 people - Vathikudy26,359 people - Thankamony24,389 people - Anakkara24,192 people - Pampadumpara17,336 people - Rajakkad16,486 people - Rajakumari16,253 people - Baisonvally12,653 people [All 23 villages in Udumbanchola](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/idukki/udumbanchola/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Parathodu?685553 - How far is Parathodu from Painavu?60 km by road - What is the population of Parathodu?20,417 (Census 2011) - Which district is Parathodu in?Idukki district (Udumbanchola sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Parathodu?92.2% (Census 2011)