# Porur Village, Nilambur, Malappuram (Kerala) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/malappuram/nilambur/porur/ Village · Nilambur, Malappuram # Porur Porur is a village in Nilambur sub-district of Malappuram district, Kerala, PIN code **679339**. The 2011 Census counted **29,561 people in 5,907 households**, the 7th largest of 18 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 92.1%. - 29,561people (2011) - 5,907households - 94.2%literacy - 679339PIN code ## Porur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Porur is 679339.** Porur falls in Nilambur sub-district, Malappuram district, Kerala. - PIN code679339 - Gram panchayatPorur - Community development blockWandoor - Census village code627480 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Porur from nearby towns? - Nilambur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Malappuram (district HQ)32 km by road - Manjeri (nearest town)19 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 Porur? 29 services counted by the Census are inside Porur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 10 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 7 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 - ●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 - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn 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 college10+ km · Mambad - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Wandoor - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Porur known for? The main crops are **coconut**. About 83% of the 3,489 hectares of village land is sown, and 120 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 Porur Of every 100 households in Porur in 2011, 93 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Porur · ■ Nilambur rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **88% Toilet within the home ****96%** **95% No toilet (open defecation) ****2%** **3% Tap water ****11%** **13% Drinking water within premises ****83%** **76% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **86% Use banking services ****77%** **73% Television ****60%** **60% Mobile phone ****86%** **82% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****25%** **22% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **6% None of these assets ****6%** **7% Own their home ****95%** **92% 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 Porur? ■ Porur · ■ Nilambur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****94.2%** **92.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1096** **1097 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****995** **973 Working population ****30.1%** **30.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 96.5% for men and 92.1% for women. 50% of men and 12% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 703 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,348 (26%) · **■** Household industry 152 (2%) · **■** Other work 4,392 (49%) · **■** Marginal 1,297 (15%) 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 Nilambur - Vazhikkadavu47,322 people - Amarambalam35,975 people - Chungathara35,406 people - Thuvvur29,991 people - Thiruvali27,734 people - Karuvarakundu26,712 people - Vellayur25,906 people - Karulai25,758 people [All 18 villages in Nilambur](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/malappuram/nilambur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Porur?679339 - How far is Porur from Malappuram?32 km by road - What is the population of Porur?29,561 (Census 2011) - Which district is Porur in?Malappuram district (Nilambur sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Porur?94.2% (Census 2011)