# Puthoor Village, Thalassery, Kannur (Kerala) – PIN Code

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Village · Thalassery, Kannur 

# Puthoor

Puthoor is a village in Thalassery sub-district of Kannur district, Kerala, PIN code **670692**. The 2011 Census counted **19,575 people in 4,224 households**, the 6th largest of 22 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 95.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 93.6%.

- 19,575people (2011)
- 4,224households
- 95.0%literacy
- 670692PIN code

## Puthoor PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Puthoor is 670692.** Puthoor falls in Thalassery sub-district, Kannur district, Kerala.

- PIN code670692
- Gram panchayatKunnothuparamba
- Community development blockKoothuparamba
- Census village code627270

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

## How far is Puthoor from nearby towns?

- Thalassery (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Kannur (district HQ)36 km by road
- Koothuparamba (nearest town)14 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 Puthoor?

23 services counted by the Census are inside Puthoor; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 15 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 6 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn 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
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Panur
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Cheruvanchery
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mattannur
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)23 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 Puthoor known for?

The main crops are **coconut**. About 23% of the 1,566 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 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 Puthoor

Of every 100 households in Puthoor in 2011, 97 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Puthoor · ■ Thalassery rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**96%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**4%

Tap water ****6%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****91%**

**75%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**90%

Use banking services ****74%**

**82%

Television ****79%**

**67%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**10%

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

**7%

None of these assets ****4%**

**6%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Puthoor?

■ Puthoor · ■ Thalassery rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****95.0%**

**93.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1163**

**1076

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****989**

**973

Working population ****28.7%**

**36.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.3% for men and 93.1% for women. 48% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 203 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 473 (8%) · **■** Household industry 47 (1%) · **■** Other work 3,663 (65%) · **■** Marginal 1,241 (22%)

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 Thalassery

- Aralam29,328 people
- Chavassery22,480 people
- Ayyankunnu22,436 people
- Muzhakkunnu21,807 people
- Kottiyoor16,698 people
- Keezhur16,597 people
- Kelakam16,211 people
- Sivapuram16,047 people

[All 22 villages in Thalassery](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kannur/thalassery/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Puthoor?670692
- How far is Puthoor from Kannur?36 km by road
- What is the population of Puthoor?19,575 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Puthoor in?Kannur district (Thalassery sub-district), Kerala
- What is the literacy rate of Puthoor?95.0% (Census 2011)
