# Poonjar Thekkekara Village, Meenachil, Kottayam (Kerala) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kottayam/meenachil/poonjar-thekkekara/ Village · Meenachil, Kottayam # Poonjar Thekkekara Poonjar Thekkekara is a village in Meenachil sub-district of Kottayam district, Kerala, PIN code **686582**. The 2011 Census counted **19,470 people in 4,642 households**, the 4th largest of 25 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 97.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 97.5%. - 19,470people (2011) - 4,642households - 97.6%literacy - 686582PIN code ## Poonjar Thekkekara PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Poonjar Thekkekara is 686582.** Poonjar Thekkekara falls in Meenachil sub-district, Kottayam district, Kerala. - PIN code686582 - Gram panchayatPoonjar Thekkekara, Poonjar - Community development blockErattupetta - Census village code628136 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Poonjar Thekkekara from nearby towns? - Palai (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Kottayam (district HQ)43 km by road - Palai (nearest town)16 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 Poonjar Thekkekara? 24 services counted by the Census are inside Poonjar Thekkekara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 8 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 5 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Engineering collegeIn village · 1 govt - ●Veterinary hospitalIn 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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Erattupetta - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ettumanoor - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)24 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 Poonjar Thekkekara known for? The main crops are **rubber**. About 67% of the 5,562 hectares of village land is sown. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Poonjar Thekkekara Of every 100 households in Poonjar Thekkekara in 2011, 91 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 11 a car. ■ Poonjar Thekkekara · ■ Meenachil rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **95% Toilet within the home ****94%** **96% No toilet (open defecation) ****5%** **3% Tap water ****13%** **23% Drinking water within premises ****51%** **71% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%** **24% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%** **74% Use banking services ****74%** **83% Television ****78%** **82% Mobile phone ****90%** **86% Computer with internet ****5%** **7% Two-wheeler ****16%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****11%** **16% None of these assets ****2%** **3% Own their home ****94%** **93% 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 Poonjar Thekkekara? ■ Poonjar Thekkekara · ■ Meenachil rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****97.6%** **97.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1016** **1016 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****981** **962 Working population ****40.2%** **40.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 97.9% for men and 97.3% for women. 59% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 864 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 408 (5%) · **■** Household industry 74 (1%) · **■** Other work 5,184 (66%) · **■** Marginal 1,294 (17%) 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 Meenachil - Kidangoor25,170 people - Kanakkari22,793 people - Kondoor20,510 people - Kuravilangad18,033 people - Bharananganam17,149 people - Ramapuram16,928 people - Vellilappally16,509 people [All 25 villages in Meenachil](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kottayam/meenachil/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Poonjar Thekkekara?686582 - How far is Poonjar Thekkekara from Kottayam?43 km by road - What is the population of Poonjar Thekkekara?19,470 (Census 2011) - Which district is Poonjar Thekkekara in?Kottayam district (Meenachil sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Poonjar Thekkekara?97.6% (Census 2011)