# Maruthonkara Village, Vadakara, Kozhikode (Kerala) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kozhikode/vadakara/maruthonkara/ Village · Vadakara, Kozhikode # Maruthonkara Maruthonkara is a village in Vadakara sub-district of Kozhikode district, Kerala, PIN code **673513**. The 2011 Census counted **23,487 people in 5,689 households**, the 6th largest of 12 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 93.0%. - 23,487people (2011) - 5,689households - 92.5%literacy - 673513PIN code ## Maruthonkara PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Maruthonkara is 673513.** Maruthonkara falls in Vadakara sub-district, Kozhikode district, Kerala. - PIN code673513 - Gram panchayatMaruthonkara - Community development blockKunnummal - Census village code627352 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Maruthonkara from nearby towns? - Vadakara (sub-district HQ)29 km by road - Kozhikode (district HQ)58 km by road - Vadakara (nearest town)29 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 Maruthonkara? 30 services counted by the Census are inside Maruthonkara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 6 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 3 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 2 · 2 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 - ●State highwayIn 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 school5–10 km · Kuttiadi - ○Degree college10+ km · Kunnummal - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nadapuram - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated 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 Maruthonkara known for? The main crops are **coconut, arecanut and rubber**. About 89% of the 2,991 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,711 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 Maruthonkara Of every 100 households in Maruthonkara in 2011, 89 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Maruthonkara · ■ Vadakara rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **91% Toilet within the home ****98%** **97% No toilet (open defecation) ****2%** **2% Tap water ****24%** **15% Drinking water within premises ****69%** **74% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **94% Use banking services ****72%** **72% Television ****61%** **61% Mobile phone ****76%** **70% Computer with internet ****2%** **3% Two-wheeler ****11%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **5% None of these assets ****4%** **5% Own their home ****97%** **98% 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 Maruthonkara? ■ Maruthonkara · ■ Vadakara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****92.5%** **93.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1077** **1109 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1030** **984 Working population ****35.0%** **29.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 96.5% for men and 88.9% for women. 54% of men and 18% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 130 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 228 (3%) · **■** Household industry 20 (0%) · **■** Other work 5,545 (67%) · **■** Marginal 2,294 (28%) 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 Vadakara - Purameri27,612 people - Velom26,738 people - Vanimel25,680 people - Kayakkodi24,578 people - Narippatta21,381 people - Kuttiadi19,351 people - Kavilumpara19,212 people - Thiruvallur14,429 people [All 12 villages in Vadakara](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kozhikode/vadakara/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Maruthonkara?673513 - How far is Maruthonkara from Kozhikode?58 km by road - What is the population of Maruthonkara?23,487 (Census 2011) - Which district is Maruthonkara in?Kozhikode district (Vadakara sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Maruthonkara?92.5% (Census 2011)