# Periya Village, Hosdurg, Kasaragod (Kerala) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kasaragod/hosdurg/periya/ Village · Hosdurg, Kasaragod # Periya Periya is a village in Hosdurg sub-district of Kasaragod district, Kerala, PIN code **671316**. The 2011 Census counted **14,077 people in 3,100 households**, the 12th largest of 29 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 90.0%. - 14,077people (2011) - 3,100households - 89.7%literacy - 671316PIN code ## Periya PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Periya is 671316.** Periya falls in Hosdurg sub-district, Kasaragod district, Kerala. - PIN code671316 - Gram panchayatPullur-Periya - Community development blockKanhangad - Census village code627139 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Periya from nearby towns? - Kanhangad (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Kasaragod (district HQ)30 km by road - Kanhangad (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 Periya? 28 services counted by the Census are inside Periya; 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 · 4 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 private - ●PolytechnicIn village · 1 govt - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National 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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Pullur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ 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)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 Periya known for? The main crops are **cashew nut, coconut and rubber**. About 34% of the 3,450 hectares of village land is sown, and 942 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 Periya Of every 100 households in Periya in 2011, 78 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Periya · ■ Hosdurg rural average Electricity for lighting ****78%** **82% Toilet within the home ****84%** **91% No toilet (open defecation) ****15%** **8% Tap water ****6%** **11% Drinking water within premises ****68%** **68% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%** **13% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%** **85% Use banking services ****90%** **86% Television ****60%** **62% Mobile phone ****80%** **77% Computer with internet ****5%** **3% Two-wheeler ****10%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **6% None of these assets ****6%** **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 Periya? ■ Periya · ■ Hosdurg rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****89.7%** **90.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1095** **1084 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****989** **956 Working population ****38.7%** **38.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.6% for men and 86.2% for women. 53% of men and 26% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 854 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 754 (14%) · **■** Household industry 181 (3%) · **■** Other work 2,475 (45%) · **■** Marginal 1,177 (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 Hosdurg - Pullur15,565 people - Chittarikkal15,152 people - Maloth14,660 people - Parappa14,137 people - Madikai12,930 people - Bellur12,181 people - Thayanur11,955 people - Udinoor11,401 people [All 29 villages in Hosdurg](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kasaragod/hosdurg/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Periya?671316 - How far is Periya from Kasaragod?30 km by road - What is the population of Periya?14,077 (Census 2011) - Which district is Periya in?Kasaragod district (Hosdurg sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Periya?89.7% (Census 2011)