# Moorkkanad Village, Perinthalmanna, Malappuram (Kerala) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/malappuram/perinthalmanna/moorkkanad/ Village · Perinthalmanna, Malappuram # Moorkkanad Moorkkanad is a village in Perinthalmanna sub-district of Malappuram district, Kerala, PIN code **679338**. The 2011 Census counted **36,324 people in 6,944 households**, the 2nd largest of 20 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 93.8%. - 36,324people (2011) - 6,944households - 92.4%literacy - 679338PIN code ## Moorkkanad PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Moorkkanad is 679338.** Moorkkanad falls in Perinthalmanna sub-district, Malappuram district, Kerala. - PIN code679338 - Gram panchayatMoorkkanad - Community development blockMankada - Census village code627508 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Moorkkanad from nearby towns? - Perinthalmanna (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Malappuram (district HQ)19 km by road - Perinthalmanna (nearest town)15 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 Moorkkanad? 28 services counted by the Census are inside Moorkkanad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 2 · 2 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 - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Pathakkore - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Valambur - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, 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 Moorkkanad known for? The main crops are **paddy, coconut and tapioca**. About 56% of the 3,064 hectares of village land is sown, and 709 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 Moorkkanad Of every 100 households in Moorkkanad in 2011, 94 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Moorkkanad · ■ Perinthalmanna rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **95% Toilet within the home ****98%** **98% No toilet (open defecation) ****2%** **2% Tap water ****11%** **17% Drinking water within premises ****76%** **79% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **82% Use banking services ****80%** **75% Television ****60%** **64% Mobile phone ****83%** **84% Computer with internet ****3%** **4% Two-wheeler ****12%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **8% None of these assets ****6%** **5% Own their home ****95%** **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 Moorkkanad? ■ Moorkkanad · ■ Perinthalmanna rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****92.4%** **93.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1116** **1106 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****942** **947 Working population ****24.6%** **26.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 94.8% for men and 90.4% for women. 44% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 410 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 863 (10%) · **■** Household industry 133 (1%) · **■** Other work 5,029 (56%) · **■** Marginal 2,512 (28%) 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 - Kuruva38,153 people - Mankada32,748 people - Puzhakkattiri29,886 people - Valambur29,201 people - Angadippuram27,250 people [All 20 villages in Perinthalmanna](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/malappuram/perinthalmanna/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Moorkkanad?679338 - How far is Moorkkanad from Malappuram?19 km by road - What is the population of Moorkkanad?36,324 (Census 2011) - Which district is Moorkkanad in?Malappuram district (Perinthalmanna sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Moorkkanad?92.4% (Census 2011)