# Karakunnu Village, Ernad, Malappuram (Kerala) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/malappuram/ernad/karakunnu/ Village · Ernad, Malappuram # Karakunnu Karakunnu is a village in Ernad sub-district of Malappuram district, Kerala, PIN code **676123**. The 2011 Census counted **16,525 people in 3,275 households**, the 19th largest of 22 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 94.0%. - 16,525people (2011) - 3,275households - 94.5%literacy - 676123PIN code ## Karakunnu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Karakunnu is 676123.** Karakunnu falls in Ernad sub-district, Malappuram district, Kerala. - PIN code676123 - Gram panchayatTrikkalangode - Community development blockWandoor - Census village code627451 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Karakunnu from nearby towns? - Manjeri (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Malappuram (district HQ)19 km by road - Manjeri (nearest town)8 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 Karakunnu? 26 services counted by the Census are inside Karakunnu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 4 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 3 · 3 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 - ●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 collegeunder 5 km · Edavanna - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Areacode - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated 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 Karakunnu known for? The main crops are **paddy, arecanut and coconut**. Products made here include paper plate, furniture and cement block. About 65% of the 1,512 hectares of village land is sown, and 871 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 Karakunnu Of every 100 households in Karakunnu in 2011, 97 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Karakunnu · ■ Ernad rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **94% Toilet within the home ****99%** **97% No toilet (open defecation) ****1%** **2% Tap water ****9%** **16% Drinking water within premises ****81%** **74% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%** **13% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%** **87% Use banking services ****49%** **61% Television ****58%** **53% Mobile phone ****84%** **83% Computer with internet ****2%** **3% Two-wheeler ****16%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **6% None of these assets ****4%** **5% Own their home ****95%** **96% 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 Karakunnu? ■ Karakunnu · ■ Ernad rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****94.5%** **94.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1053** **1050 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****941** **978 Working population ****26.4%** **26.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 96.9% for men and 92.3% for women. 47% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 230 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 804 (18%) · **■** Household industry 39 (1%) · **■** Other work 2,339 (54%) · **■** Marginal 943 (22%) 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 Ernad - Elankur20,453 people - Perakamanna19,696 people - Pandikkad18,406 people - Pandalur17,375 people - Trikkalangode15,112 people - Chembrasseri14,474 people - Vettilappara8,696 people [All 22 villages in Ernad](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/malappuram/ernad/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Karakunnu?676123 - How far is Karakunnu from Malappuram?19 km by road - What is the population of Karakunnu?16,525 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karakunnu in?Malappuram district (Ernad sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Karakunnu?94.5% (Census 2011)