# Upputhode Village, Udumbanchola, Idukki (Kerala) – PIN Code

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Village · Udumbanchola, Idukki 

# Upputhode

Upputhode is a village in Udumbanchola sub-district of Idukki district, Kerala, PIN code **685604**. The 2011 Census counted **8,755 people in 2,087 households**, the 19th largest of 23 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 97.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 92.5%.

- 8,755people (2011)
- 2,087households
- 97.0%literacy
- 685604PIN code

## Upputhode PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Upputhode is 685604.** Upputhode falls in Udumbanchola sub-district, Idukki district, Kerala.

- PIN code685604
- Gram panchayatMariyapuram, Vathikudy, Kamakshy
- Community development blockIdukki
- Census village code628072

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Upputhode from nearby towns?

- Nedumkandam (sub-district HQ)70 km by road
- Painavu (district HQ)25 km by road
- Thodupuzha (nearest town)80 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 Upputhode?

25 services counted by the Census are inside Upputhode; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt · 3 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 · 2 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 2 · 2 doctors
- ●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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Vathikudy
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Idukki
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 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)22 h summer · 22 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 Upputhode known for?

The main crops are **cocoa and pepper**. About 95% of the 4,241 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Upputhode

Of every 100 households in Upputhode in 2011, 91 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Upputhode · ■ Udumbanchola rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****96%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**8%

Tap water ****24%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**83%

Use banking services ****66%**

**73%

Television ****74%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****90%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**7%

None of these assets ****3%**

**4%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Upputhode?

■ Upputhode · ■ Udumbanchola rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****97.0%**

**92.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1001**

**1005

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****993**

**953

Working population ****46.0%**

**50.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.7% for men and 96.4% for women. 62% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 844 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 800 (20%) · **■** Household industry 31 (1%) · **■** Other work 872 (22%) · **■** Marginal 1,478 (37%)

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

- Vandanmedu12,138 people
- Chinnakanal12,005 people
- Kanthippara10,901 people
- Udumbanchola10,064 people
- Poopara8,231 people
- Anavilasam7,549 people
- Santhanpara6,782 people
- Chathurangapara4,177 people

[All 23 villages in Udumbanchola](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/idukki/udumbanchola/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Upputhode?685604
- How far is Upputhode from Painavu?25 km by road
- What is the population of Upputhode?8,755 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Upputhode in?Idukki district (Udumbanchola sub-district), Kerala
- What is the literacy rate of Upputhode?97.0% (Census 2011)
