# Karavaloor Village, Pathanapuram, Kollam (Kerala) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kollam/pathanapuram/karavaloor/ Village · Pathanapuram, Kollam # Karavaloor Karavaloor is a village in Pathanapuram sub-district of Kollam district, Kerala, PIN code **691333**. The 2011 Census counted **23,947 people in 6,385 households**, the 5th largest of 22 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 95.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 93.5%. - 23,947people (2011) - 6,385households - 95.4%literacy - 691333PIN code ## Karavaloor PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Karavaloor is 691333.** Karavaloor falls in Pathanapuram sub-district, Kollam district, Kerala. - PIN code691333 - Gram panchayatKaravaloor - Community development blockAnchal - Census village code628397 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Karavaloor from nearby towns? - Punalur (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Kollam (district HQ)50 km by road - Punalur (nearest town)5 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 Karavaloor? 32 services counted by the Census are inside Karavaloor; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 3 · 3 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 - ●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 college5–10 km · Punalur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kannanmkode - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Karavaloor known for? The main crops are **rubber, banana and paddy**. About 95% of the 2,364 hectares of village land is sown, and 364 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 Karavaloor Of every 100 households in Karavaloor in 2011, 94 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 27 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Karavaloor · ■ Pathanapuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **92% Toilet within the home ****95%** **92% No toilet (open defecation) ****4%** **6% Tap water ****9%** **14% Drinking water within premises ****91%** **85% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****27%** **25% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%** **74% Use banking services ****72%** **70% Television ****78%** **76% Mobile phone ****69%** **72% Computer with internet ****4%** **4% Two-wheeler ****15%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **8% None of these assets ****6%** **8% Own their home ****93%** **90% 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 Karavaloor? ■ Karavaloor · ■ Pathanapuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****95.4%** **93.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1121** **1126 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****941** **981 Working population ****34.4%** **36.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 96.9% for men and 94.0% for women. 53% of men and 18% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 662 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 859 (10%) · **■** Household industry 139 (2%) · **■** Other work 3,683 (45%) · **■** Marginal 2,905 (35%) 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 Pathanapuram - Anchal33,088 people - Vilakkudy32,995 people - Pathanapuram32,339 people - Thalavoor24,385 people - Piravanthur22,380 people - Edamulackal22,004 people - Eroor20,640 people - Thinkalkarikkakom18,790 people [All 22 villages in Pathanapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kollam/pathanapuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Karavaloor?691333 - How far is Karavaloor from Kollam?50 km by road - What is the population of Karavaloor?23,947 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karavaloor in?Kollam district (Pathanapuram sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Karavaloor?95.4% (Census 2011)