# Parappa Village, Hosdurg, Kasaragod (Kerala) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kasaragod/hosdurg/parappa/ Village · Hosdurg, Kasaragod # Parappa Parappa is a village in Hosdurg sub-district of Kasaragod district, Kerala, PIN code **671533**. The 2011 Census counted **14,137 people in 3,463 households**, the 11th largest of 29 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 90.0%. - 14,137people (2011) - 3,463households - 88.3%literacy - 671533PIN code ## Parappa PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Parappa is 671533.** Parappa falls in Hosdurg sub-district, Kasaragod district, Kerala. - PIN code671533 - Gram panchayatKodom-Bellur - Community development blockKanhangad - Census village code627151 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Parappa from nearby towns? - Kanhangad (sub-district HQ)35 km by road - Kasaragod (district HQ)70 km by road - Kanhangad (nearest town)35 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 Parappa? 26 services counted by the Census are inside Parappa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt · 3 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 2 · 2 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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · West Eleri - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kayyar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ 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 Parappa known for? The main crops are **coconut, rubber and arecanut**. About 56% of the 4,022 hectares of village land is sown, and 947 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 Parappa Of every 100 households in Parappa in 2011, 72 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Parappa · ■ Hosdurg rural average Electricity for lighting ****72%** **82% Toilet within the home ****89%** **91% No toilet (open defecation) ****10%** **8% Tap water ****12%** **11% Drinking water within premises ****60%** **68% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **13% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **85% Use banking services ****83%** **86% Television ****52%** **62% Mobile phone ****80%** **77% Computer with internet ****2%** **3% Two-wheeler ****6%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **6% None of these assets ****9%** **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 Parappa? ■ Parappa · ■ Hosdurg rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****88.3%** **90.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1069** **1084 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****945** **956 Working population ****39.7%** **38.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.1% for men and 84.8% for women. 58% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 471 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 805 (14%) · **■** Household industry 38 (1%) · **■** Other work 3,464 (62%) · **■** Marginal 831 (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 - Bheemanady15,688 people - Pullur15,565 people - Chittarikkal15,152 people - Maloth14,660 people - Periya14,077 people - Madikai12,930 people - Bellur12,181 people - Thayanur11,955 people [All 29 villages in Hosdurg](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kasaragod/hosdurg/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Parappa?671533 - How far is Parappa from Kasaragod?70 km by road - What is the population of Parappa?14,137 (Census 2011) - Which district is Parappa in?Kasaragod district (Hosdurg sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Parappa?88.3% (Census 2011)