# Pavumba Village, Karunagappally, Kollam (Kerala) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kollam/karunagappally/pavumba/ Village · Karunagappally, Kollam # Pavumba Pavumba is a village in Karunagappally sub-district of Kollam district, Kerala, PIN code **690574**. The 2011 Census counted **17,230 people in 4,482 households**, the 5th largest of 6 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 93.9%. - 17,230people (2011) - 4,482households - 92.9%literacy - 690574PIN code ## Pavumba PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pavumba is 690574.** Pavumba falls in Karunagappally sub-district, Kollam district, Kerala. - PIN code690574 - Gram panchayatThazhava - Community development blockOachira - Census village code628360 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pavumba from nearby towns? - Karunagappally (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Kollam (district HQ)38 km by road - Kayamkulam (nearest town)15 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 Pavumba? 26 services counted by the Census are inside Pavumba; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 3 · 3 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn 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 - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Sasthamkotta - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Karunagappally - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 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 Pavumba known for? The main crops are **cashew nut and rubber**. Products made here include copra and bricks. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Pavumba Of every 100 households in Pavumba in 2011, 95 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 35 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Pavumba · ■ Karunagappally rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **96% Toilet within the home ****93%** **95% No toilet (open defecation) ****6%** **4% Tap water ****33%** **48% Drinking water within premises ****86%** **85% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****35%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****63%** **62% Use banking services ****60%** **69% Television ****77%** **79% Mobile phone ****66%** **66% Computer with internet ****3%** **3% Two-wheeler ****28%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **6% None of these assets ****5%** **5% Own their home ****94%** **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 Pavumba? ■ Pavumba · ■ Karunagappally rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****92.9%** **93.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1138** **1113 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****894** **955 Working population ****33.1%** **33.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 95.6% for men and 90.5% for women. 51% of men and 17% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 520 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 354 (6%) · **■** Household industry 97 (2%) · **■** Other work 2,960 (52%) · **■** Marginal 1,764 (31%) 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 Karunagappally - Thevalakkara42,977 people - Thazhava23,341 people - Clappana22,250 people - Alappad21,655 people - Thekkumbhagom16,937 people [All 6 villages in Karunagappally](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kollam/karunagappally/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pavumba?690574 - How far is Pavumba from Kollam?38 km by road - What is the population of Pavumba?17,230 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pavumba in?Kollam district (Karunagappally sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Pavumba?92.9% (Census 2011)