# Kariavattom Village, Perinthalmanna, Malappuram (Kerala)

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Village · Perinthalmanna, Malappuram 

# Kariavattom

Kariavattom is a village in Perinthalmanna sub-district of Malappuram district, Kerala, PIN code **679325**. The 2011 Census counted **15,064 people in 2,875 households**, the 18th largest of 20 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 93.8%.

- 15,064people (2011)
- 2,875households
- 93.8%literacy
- 679325PIN code

## Kariavattom PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kariavattom is 679325.** Kariavattom falls in Perinthalmanna sub-district, Malappuram district, Kerala.

- PIN code679325
- Gram panchayatVettathur
- Community development blockPerintalmanna
- Census village code627499

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Kariavattom from nearby towns?

- Perinthalmanna (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Malappuram (district HQ)25 km by road
- Perinthalmanna (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 Kariavattom?

25 services counted by the Census are inside Kariavattom; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 · 2 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 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
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Keezhattur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Perinthalmanna
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertube 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 Kariavattom known for?

The main crops are **coconut, rubber and arecanut**. About 80% of the 1,893 hectares of village land is sown, and 288 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 Kariavattom

Of every 100 households in Kariavattom in 2011, 95 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 11 a car.

■ Kariavattom · ■ Perinthalmanna rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****96%**

**98%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**2%

Tap water ****17%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**79%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**82%

Use banking services ****73%**

**75%

Television ****64%**

**64%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****11%**

**8%

None of these assets ****5%**

**5%

Own their home ****97%**

**94%

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 Kariavattom?

■ Kariavattom · ■ Perinthalmanna rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****93.8%**

**93.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1095**

**1106

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****899**

**947

Working population ****28.0%**

**26.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.9% for men and 92.0% for women. 47% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 364 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 293 (7%) · **■** Household industry 66 (2%) · **■** Other work 2,653 (63%) · **■** Marginal 843 (20%)

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 Perinthalmanna

- Vadakkangara18,702 people
- Arakkuparamba18,098 people
- Anamangad16,866 people
- Nenmini15,860 people
- Vettathur13,040 people
- Kuruvambalam10,756 people

[All 20 villages in Perinthalmanna](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/malappuram/perinthalmanna/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kariavattom?679325
- How far is Kariavattom from Malappuram?25 km by road
- What is the population of Kariavattom?15,064 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kariavattom in?Malappuram district (Perinthalmanna sub-district), Kerala
- What is the literacy rate of Kariavattom?93.8% (Census 2011)
