# Thazhava Village, Karunagappally, Kollam (Kerala) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kollam/karunagappally/thazhava/ Village · Karunagappally, Kollam # Thazhava Thazhava is a village in Karunagappally sub-district of Kollam district, Kerala, PIN code **690539**. The 2011 Census counted **23,341 people in 5,995 households**, the 2nd largest of 6 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 93.9%. - 23,341people (2011) - 5,995households - 93.8%literacy - 690539PIN code ## Thazhava PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thazhava is 690539.** Thazhava falls in Karunagappally sub-district, Kollam district, Kerala. - PIN code690539 - Gram panchayatThazhava - Community development blockOachira - Census village code628359 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thazhava from nearby towns? - Karunagappally (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Kollam (district HQ)35 km by road - Kayamkulam (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 Thazhava? 28 services counted by the Census are inside Thazhava; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 3 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 2 · 2 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 - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Kayamkulam - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Puthiyakavu - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 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 Thazhava known for? The main crops are **coconut**. Products made here include rayon. About 66% of the 1,194 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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 Thazhava Of every 100 households in Thazhava in 2011, 96 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Thazhava · ■ Karunagappally rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **96% Toilet within the home ****96%** **95% No toilet (open defecation) ****3%** **4% Tap water ****17%** **48% Drinking water within premises ****93%** **85% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****34%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****65%** **62% Use banking services ****64%** **69% Television ****80%** **79% Mobile phone ****66%** **66% Computer with internet ****5%** **3% Two-wheeler ****33%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **6% None of these assets ****4%** **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 Thazhava? ■ Thazhava · ■ Karunagappally rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****93.8%** **93.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1158** **1113 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1009** **955 Working population ****30.4%** **33.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 96.5% for men and 91.5% for women. 50% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 268 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 270 (4%) · **■** Household industry 125 (2%) · **■** Other work 4,115 (58%) · **■** Marginal 2,316 (33%) 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 - Clappana22,250 people - Alappad21,655 people - Pavumba17,230 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 Thazhava?690539 - How far is Thazhava from Kollam?35 km by road - What is the population of Thazhava?23,341 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thazhava in?Kollam district (Karunagappally sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Thazhava?93.8% (Census 2011)