Village · Udumbanchola, Idukki # Poopara Poopara is a village in Udumbanchola sub-district of Idukki district, Kerala, PIN code 685619. The 2011 Census counted 8,231 people in 2,267 households, the 20th largest of 23 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 92.5%. - 8,231 people (2011) - 2,267 households - 77.9% literacy - 685619 PIN code ## Poopara PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Poopara is 685619. Poopara falls in Udumbanchola sub-district, Idukki district, Kerala. - PIN code 685619 - Gram panchayat Santhanpara, Rajakumari - Community development block Devikulam - Census village code 628065 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Poopara from nearby towns? - Nedumkandam (sub-district HQ) 30 km by road - Painavu (district HQ) 90 km by road - Bodinayakanur (nearest town) 37 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Poopara? 27 services counted by the Census are inside Poopara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 private - ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Health sub-centre In village · 3 · 3 doctors - ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Family welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Post office In village - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● National highway 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 - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Chinnakanal - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Rajakumari - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Rajakumary - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated 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. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Poopara known for? The main crops are cardamom, tea and pepper. Products made here include cement bricks. About 94% of the 4,105 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Poopara Of every 100 households in Poopara in 2011, 81 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Poopara · ■ Udumbanchola rural average - Electricity for lighting 81% 88% - Toilet within the home 67% 90% - No toilet (open defecation) 33% 8% - Tap water 63% 23% - Drinking water within premises 27% 36% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 11% 14% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 88% 83% - Use banking services 48% 73% - Television 65% 74% - Mobile phone 77% 84% - Computer with internet 1% 2% - Two-wheeler 6% 9% - Car / jeep / van 4% 7% - None of these assets 11% 4% - Own their home 58% 86% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Poopara? ■ Poopara · ■ Udumbanchola rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 77.9% 92.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 990 1005 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 962 953 - Working population 60.9% 50.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.6% for men and 69.1% for women. 65% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 341 (7%) · ■ Farm labourers 3,305 (66%) · ■ Household industry 42 (1%) · ■ Other work 875 (17%) · ■ Marginal 449 (9%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Udumbanchola - Chinnakanal 12,005 people - Kanthippara 10,901 people - Udumbanchola 10,064 people - Upputhode 8,755 people - Anavilasam 7,549 people - Santhanpara 6,782 people - Chathurangapara 4,177 people All 23 villages in Udumbanchola ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Poopara? 685619 - How far is Poopara from Painavu? 90 km by road - What is the population of Poopara? 8,231 (Census 2011) - Which district is Poopara in? Idukki district (Udumbanchola sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Poopara? 77.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/idukki/udumbanchola/poopara/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.