# Ambalathara Village, Hosdurg, Kasaragod (Kerala) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kasaragod/hosdurg/ambalathara/ Village · Hosdurg, Kasaragod # Ambalathara Ambalathara is a village in Hosdurg sub-district of Kasaragod district, Kerala, PIN code **671531**. The 2011 Census counted **9,120 people in 2,217 households**, the 22nd largest of 29 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 90.0%. - 9,120people (2011) - 2,217households - 85.9%literacy - 671531PIN code ## Ambalathara PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ambalathara is 671531.** Ambalathara falls in Hosdurg sub-district, Kasaragod district, Kerala. - PIN code671531 - Gram panchayatMadikai - Community development blockKanhangad - Census village code627153 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ambalathara from nearby towns? - Kanhangad (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Kasaragod (district HQ)27 km by road - Kanhangad (nearest town)8 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 Ambalathara? 28 services counted by the Census are inside Ambalathara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn 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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Madikkai - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Madikkai - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - 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 Ambalathara known for? The main crops are **coconut**. About 27% of the 2,522 hectares of village land is sown, and 426 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 Ambalathara Of every 100 households in Ambalathara in 2011, 78 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Ambalathara · ■ Hosdurg rural average Electricity for lighting ****78%** **82% Toilet within the home ****84%** **91% No toilet (open defecation) ****16%** **8% Tap water ****11%** **11% Drinking water within premises ****72%** **68% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **13% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **85% Use banking services ****85%** **86% Television ****60%** **62% Mobile phone ****74%** **77% Computer with internet ****2%** **3% Two-wheeler ****8%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **6% None of these assets ****7%** **7% Own their home ****95%** **94% 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 Ambalathara? ■ Ambalathara · ■ Hosdurg rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.9%** **90.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1137** **1084 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****937** **956 Working population ****41.4%** **38.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.3% for men and 80.4% for women. 56% of men and 29% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 157 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 377 (10%) · **■** Household industry 21 (1%) · **■** Other work 2,247 (59%) · **■** Marginal 975 (26%) 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 Hosdurg - West Eleri10,656 people - Balal9,936 people - Palavayal9,923 people - Kinanoor9,728 people - Cheemeni8,283 people - Kodom6,915 people - Karindalam6,602 people - Kayyur6,450 people [All 29 villages in Hosdurg](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kasaragod/hosdurg/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ambalathara?671531 - How far is Ambalathara from Kasaragod?27 km by road - What is the population of Ambalathara?9,120 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ambalathara in?Kasaragod district (Hosdurg sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Ambalathara?85.9% (Census 2011)