# Piravanthur Village, Pathanapuram, Kollam (Kerala) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kollam/pathanapuram/piravanthur/ Village · Pathanapuram, Kollam # Piravanthur Piravanthur is a village in Pathanapuram sub-district of Kollam district, Kerala, PIN code **689696**. The 2011 Census counted **22,380 people in 6,217 households**, the 6th largest of 22 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 93.5%. - 22,380people (2011) - 6,217households - 93.0%literacy - 689696PIN code ## Piravanthur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Piravanthur is 689696.** Piravanthur falls in Pathanapuram sub-district, Kollam district, Kerala. - PIN code689696 - Gram panchayatPiravanthur, Thenmala - Community development blockPathanapuram - Census village code628389 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Piravanthur from nearby towns? - Punalur (sub-district HQ)5 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 Piravanthur? 28 services counted by the Census are inside Piravanthur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 7 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 6 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Punalur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Punalur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Punalur - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, 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 Piravanthur known for? The main crops are **rubber, banana and paddy**. About 26% of the 6,907 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,798 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 Piravanthur Of every 100 households in Piravanthur in 2011, 87 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Piravanthur · ■ Pathanapuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **92% Toilet within the home ****89%** **92% No toilet (open defecation) ****10%** **6% Tap water ****10%** **14% Drinking water within premises ****79%** **85% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%** **25% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%** **74% Use banking services ****71%** **70% Television ****71%** **76% Mobile phone ****60%** **72% Computer with internet ****3%** **4% Two-wheeler ****13%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **8% None of these assets ****10%** **8% Own their home ****88%** **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 Piravanthur? ■ Piravanthur · ■ Pathanapuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****93.0%** **93.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1115** **1126 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****986** **981 Working population ****37.8%** **36.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 94.7% for men and 91.5% for women. 56% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 928 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 901 (11%) · **■** Household industry 117 (1%) · **■** Other work 3,791 (45%) · **■** Marginal 2,733 (32%) 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 - Vilakkudy32,995 people - Pathanapuram32,339 people - Thalavoor24,385 people - Karavaloor23,947 people - Edamulackal22,004 people - Eroor20,640 people - Thinkalkarikkakom18,790 people - Pattazhy17,718 people [All 22 villages in Pathanapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kollam/pathanapuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Piravanthur?689696 - How far is Piravanthur from Kollam?50 km by road - What is the population of Piravanthur?22,380 (Census 2011) - Which district is Piravanthur in?Kollam district (Pathanapuram sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Piravanthur?93.0% (Census 2011)