Village · Meenachil, Kottayam # Poonjar Vadakkekara Poonjar Vadakkekara is a village in Meenachil sub-district of Kottayam district, Kerala, PIN code 686580. The 2011 Census counted 8,222 people in 1,997 households, the 25th largest of 25 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 97.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 97.5%. - 8,222 people (2011) - 1,997 households - 97.2% literacy - 686580 PIN code ## Poonjar Vadakkekara PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Poonjar Vadakkekara is 686580. Poonjar Vadakkekara falls in Meenachil sub-district, Kottayam district, Kerala. - PIN code 686580 - Gram panchayat Thalanad, Teekoy - Community development block Erattupetta - Census village code 628121 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Poonjar Vadakkekara from nearby towns? - Palai (sub-district HQ) 22 km by road - Kottayam (district HQ) 53 km by road - Palai (nearest town) 24 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Poonjar Vadakkekara? 29 services counted by the Census are inside Poonjar Vadakkekara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 private - ● Primary school In village · 6 govt · 2 private - ● Middle school In village · 2 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 2 govt - ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Health sub-centre In village · 2 · 2 doctors - ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● TB clinic In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Dispensary In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Family welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Post office In village - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Commercial bank In village - ● Cooperative bank In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Teekoy - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Erattupetta - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Palai - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, 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. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Poonjar Vadakkekara known for? The main crops are rubber, coconut and coffee. About 77% of the 3,573 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Poonjar Vadakkekara Of every 100 households in Poonjar Vadakkekara in 2011, 93 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Poonjar Vadakkekara · ■ Meenachil rural average - Electricity for lighting 93% 95% - Toilet within the home 92% 96% - No toilet (open defecation) 8% 3% - Tap water 8% 23% - Drinking water within premises 35% 71% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 13% 24% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 86% 74% - Use banking services 74% 83% - Television 73% 82% - Mobile phone 84% 86% - Computer with internet 3% 7% - Two-wheeler 15% 24% - Car / jeep / van 8% 16% - None of these assets 2% 3% - Own their home 88% 93% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Poonjar Vadakkekara? ■ Poonjar Vadakkekara · ■ Meenachil rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 97.2% 97.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1018 1016 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 956 962 - Working population 39.7% 40.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 98.0% for men and 96.4% for women. 58% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 146 (4%) · ■ Farm labourers 181 (6%) · ■ Household industry 34 (1%) · ■ Other work 2,108 (65%) · ■ Marginal 798 (24%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Meenachil - Kurichithanam 9,383 people - Moonilavu 9,213 people - Lalam 9,137 people - Uzhavoor 9,063 people All 25 villages in Meenachil ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Poonjar Vadakkekara? 686580 - How far is Poonjar Vadakkekara from Kottayam? 53 km by road - What is the population of Poonjar Vadakkekara? 8,222 (Census 2011) - Which district is Poonjar Vadakkekara in? Kottayam district (Meenachil sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Poonjar Vadakkekara? 97.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kottayam/meenachil/poonjar-vadakkekara/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.