# Kuruva Village, Perinthalmanna, Malappuram (Kerala) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/malappuram/perinthalmanna/kuruva/ Village · Perinthalmanna, Malappuram # Kuruva Kuruva is a village in Perinthalmanna sub-district of Malappuram district, Kerala, PIN code **679338**. The 2011 Census counted **38,153 people in 7,233 households**, the 1st largest of 20 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 93.8%. - 38,153people (2011) - 7,233households - 93.2%literacy - 679338PIN code ## Kuruva PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kuruva is 679338.** Kuruva falls in Perinthalmanna sub-district, Malappuram district, Kerala. - PIN code679338 - Gram panchayatKuruva - Community development blockMankada - Census village code627495 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kuruva from nearby towns? - Perinthalmanna (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Malappuram (district HQ)9 km by road - Malappuram (nearest town)9 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 Kuruva? 30 services counted by the Census are inside Kuruva; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 8 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 3 · 2 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 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn 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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Malappuram - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Makkaraparambu - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Public library5–10 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 Kuruva known for? The main crops are **coconut, tapioca and vegetables**. Products made here include pvc pipes. About 75% of the 3,102 hectares of village land is sown, and 56 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 Kuruva Of every 100 households in Kuruva in 2011, 94 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Kuruva · ■ Perinthalmanna rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **95% Toilet within the home ****98%** **98% No toilet (open defecation) ****2%** **2% Tap water ****15%** **17% Drinking water within premises ****82%** **79% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **82% Use banking services ****64%** **75% Television ****57%** **64% Mobile phone ****81%** **84% Computer with internet ****4%** **4% Two-wheeler ****12%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **8% None of these assets ****4%** **5% Own their home ****94%** **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 Kuruva? ■ Kuruva · ■ Perinthalmanna rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****93.2%** **93.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1090** **1106 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****948** **947 Working population ****24.7%** **26.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 95.5% for men and 91.1% for women. 44% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 619 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 741 (8%) · **■** Household industry 132 (1%) · **■** Other work 5,844 (62%) · **■** Marginal 2,069 (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 Perinthalmanna - Moorkkanad36,324 people - Mankada32,748 people - Puzhakkattiri29,886 people - Valambur29,201 people [All 20 villages in Perinthalmanna](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/malappuram/perinthalmanna/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kuruva?679338 - How far is Kuruva from Malappuram?9 km by road - What is the population of Kuruva?38,153 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kuruva in?Malappuram district (Perinthalmanna sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Kuruva?93.2% (Census 2011)