# Poruvazhy Village, Kunnathur, Kollam (Kerala) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kollam/kunnathur/poruvazhy/ Village · Kunnathur, Kollam # Poruvazhy Poruvazhy is a village in Kunnathur sub-district of Kollam district, Kerala, PIN code **690520**. The 2011 Census counted **28,722 people in 7,231 households**, the 3rd largest of 7 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 94.4%. - 28,722people (2011) - 7,231households - 94.7%literacy - 690520PIN code ## Poruvazhy PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Poruvazhy is 690520.** Poruvazhy falls in Kunnathur sub-district, Kollam district, Kerala. - PIN code690520 - Gram panchayatPoruvazhy - Community development blockSasthamkotta - Census village code628376 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Poruvazhy from nearby towns? - Sasthamkotta (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Kollam (district HQ)34 km by road - Adoor (nearest town)13 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 Poruvazhy? 32 services counted by the Census are inside Poruvazhy; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 3 · 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 - ●ATMIn 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 · Sasthamcotta - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kollam - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 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 Poruvazhy known for? The main crops are **rubber, coconut and paddy**. Products made here include bricks, furniture, reed basket, jewellery and metal products. About 89% of the 1,935 hectares of village land is sown, and 92 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 Poruvazhy Of every 100 households in Poruvazhy in 2011, 93 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Poruvazhy · ■ Kunnathur rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **93% Toilet within the home ****91%** **92% No toilet (open defecation) ****6%** **6% Tap water ****28%** **37% Drinking water within premises ****82%** **81% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****34%** **28% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****65%** **71% Use banking services ****57%** **63% Television ****69%** **73% Mobile phone ****66%** **66% Computer with internet ****2%** **3% Two-wheeler ****22%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **7% None of these assets ****9%** **8% Own their home ****96%** **95% 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 Poruvazhy? ■ Poruvazhy · ■ Kunnathur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****94.7%** **94.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1101** **1103 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****922** **974 Working population ****35.9%** **35.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 96.6% for men and 93.1% for women. 53% of men and 20% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 785 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 699 (7%) · **■** Household industry 190 (2%) · **■** Other work 5,612 (54%) · **■** Marginal 3,020 (29%) 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 Kunnathur - Mynagappally41,027 people - Sasthamkotta33,285 people - Sooranad North28,471 people - Kunnathur25,009 people - Sooranad South24,766 people - West Kallada18,176 people [All 7 villages in Kunnathur](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kollam/kunnathur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Poruvazhy?690520 - How far is Poruvazhy from Kollam?34 km by road - What is the population of Poruvazhy?28,722 (Census 2011) - Which district is Poruvazhy in?Kollam district (Kunnathur sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Poruvazhy?94.7% (Census 2011)