# Pookkottur Village, Ernad, Malappuram (Kerala) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/malappuram/ernad/pookkottur/ Village · Ernad, Malappuram # Pookkottur Pookkottur is a village in Ernad sub-district of Malappuram district, Kerala, PIN code **673651**. The 2011 Census counted **37,636 people in 7,032 households**, the 4th largest of 22 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 94.0%. - 37,636people (2011) - 7,032households - 94.0%literacy - 673651PIN code ## Pookkottur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pookkottur is 673651.** Pookkottur falls in Ernad sub-district, Malappuram district, Kerala. - PIN code673651 - Gram panchayatPookkottur - Community development blockMalappuram - Census village code627457 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pookkottur from nearby towns? - Manjeri (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Malappuram (district HQ)12 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 Pookkottur? 30 services counted by the Census are inside Pookkottur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 7 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 4 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 4 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 3 · 3 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn 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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Manjeri - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kondotty - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ 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 Pookkottur known for? The main crops are **coconut**. About 97% of the 2,062 hectares of village land is sown, and 418 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 Pookkottur Of every 100 households in Pookkottur in 2011, 97 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Pookkottur · ■ Ernad rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **94% Toilet within the home ****99%** **97% No toilet (open defecation) ****1%** **2% Tap water ****21%** **16% Drinking water within premises ****85%** **74% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%** **13% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%** **87% Use banking services ****56%** **61% Television ****55%** **53% Mobile phone ****82%** **83% Computer with internet ****4%** **3% Two-wheeler ****15%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **6% None of these assets ****4%** **5% Own their home ****94%** **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 Pookkottur? ■ Pookkottur · ■ Ernad rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****94.0%** **94.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1046** **1050 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****977** **978 Working population ****24.1%** **26.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 95.8% for men and 92.2% for women. 44% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 693 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 729 (8%) · **■** Household industry 73 (1%) · **■** Other work 5,716 (63%) · **■** Marginal 1,870 (21%) 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 - Pulpatta42,683 people - Pulikkal40,133 people - Kavanoor37,977 people - Muthuvallur36,482 people - Vazhakkad35,774 people - Kuzhimanna34,413 people - Morayur33,960 people [All 22 villages in Ernad](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/malappuram/ernad/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pookkottur?673651 - How far is Pookkottur from Malappuram?12 km by road - What is the population of Pookkottur?37,636 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pookkottur in?Malappuram district (Ernad sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Pookkottur?94.0% (Census 2011)