# Chittarikkal Village, Hosdurg, Kasaragod (Kerala) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kasaragod/hosdurg/chittarikkal/ Village · Hosdurg, Kasaragod # Chittarikkal Chittarikkal is a village in Hosdurg sub-district of Kasaragod district, Kerala, PIN code **671326**. The 2011 Census counted **15,152 people in 3,726 households**, the 9th largest of 29 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 95.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 90.0%. - 15,152people (2011) - 3,726households - 95.7%literacy - 671326PIN code ## Chittarikkal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chittarikkal is 671326.** Chittarikkal falls in Hosdurg sub-district, Kasaragod district, Kerala. - PIN code671326 - Gram panchayatEast Eleri - Community development blockNileshwar - Census village code627149 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chittarikkal from nearby towns? - Kanhangad (sub-district HQ)40 km by road - Kasaragod (district HQ)75 km by road - Kanhangad (nearest town)40 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 Chittarikkal? 28 services counted by the Census are inside Chittarikkal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 3 · 3 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 - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn 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 college10+ km · West Eleri - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Palavayal - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, 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 Chittarikkal known for? The main crops are **rubber and arecanut**. About 93% of the 3,265 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,992 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 Chittarikkal Of every 100 households in Chittarikkal in 2011, 89 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 11 a car. ■ Chittarikkal · ■ Hosdurg rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **82% Toilet within the home ****96%** **91% No toilet (open defecation) ****3%** **8% Tap water ****12%** **11% Drinking water within premises ****77%** **68% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%** **13% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%** **85% Use banking services ****92%** **86% Television ****72%** **62% Mobile phone ****84%** **77% Computer with internet ****4%** **3% Two-wheeler ****11%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****11%** **6% None of these assets ****4%** **7% Own their home ****93%** **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 Chittarikkal? ■ Chittarikkal · ■ Hosdurg rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****95.7%** **90.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1048** **1084 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1009** **956 Working population ****36.2%** **38.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 97.2% for men and 94.2% for women. 57% of men and 16% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 401 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 490 (9%) · **■** Household industry 39 (1%) · **■** Other work 3,726 (68%) · **■** Marginal 822 (15%) 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 - Pallikkara II16,618 people - Chithari16,074 people - Bheemanady15,688 people - Pullur15,565 people - Maloth14,660 people - Parappa14,137 people - Periya14,077 people - Madikai12,930 people [All 29 villages in Hosdurg](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kasaragod/hosdurg/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chittarikkal?671326 - How far is Chittarikkal from Kasaragod?75 km by road - What is the population of Chittarikkal?15,152 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chittarikkal in?Kasaragod district (Hosdurg sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Chittarikkal?95.7% (Census 2011)