# Tavanur Village, Ponnani, Malappuram (Kerala) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/malappuram/ponnani/tavanur/ Village · Ponnani, Malappuram # Tavanur Tavanur is a village in Ponnani sub-district of Malappuram district, Kerala, PIN code **679573**. The 2011 Census counted **34,500 people in 6,924 households**, the 2nd largest of 5 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 92.6%. - 34,500people (2011) - 6,924households - 92.2%literacy - 679573PIN code ## Tavanur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Tavanur is 679573.** Tavanur falls in Ponnani sub-district, Malappuram district, Kerala. - PIN code679573 - Gram panchayatTavanur - Community development blockPonnani - Census village code627557 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Tavanur from nearby towns? - Ponnani (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Malappuram (district HQ)60 km by road - Ponnani (nearest town)12 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 Tavanur? 36 services counted by the Census are inside Tavanur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 9 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 8 govt · 5 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 8 govt · 5 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 3 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Engineering collegeIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Management instituteIn village · 1 private - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn 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 - ●Sub 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 - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn 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 · Ponnani - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated 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 Tavanur known for? The main crops are **coconut, paddy and arecanut**. Products made here include furniture and saw mill. About 78% of the 2,528 hectares of village land is sown, and 464 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 Tavanur Of every 100 households in Tavanur in 2011, 95 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Tavanur · ■ Ponnani rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **96% Toilet within the home ****98%** **97% No toilet (open defecation) ****2%** **2% Tap water ****17%** **13% Drinking water within premises ****83%** **82% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%** **76% Use banking services ****74%** **72% Television ****70%** **71% Mobile phone ****82%** **81% Computer with internet ****5%** **4% Two-wheeler ****22%** **25% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **7% None of these assets ****4%** **4% 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 Tavanur? ■ Tavanur · ■ Ponnani rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****92.2%** **92.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1118** **1155 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****980** **972 Working population ****27.6%** **26.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 94.6% for men and 90.1% for women. 48% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 373 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 694 (7%) · **■** Household industry 152 (2%) · **■** Other work 6,182 (65%) · **■** Marginal 2,130 (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 Ponnani - Vattamkulam36,147 people - Veliyankode32,554 people - Perumpadappa29,766 people - Nannamukku28,989 people [All 5 villages in Ponnani](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/malappuram/ponnani/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Tavanur?679573 - How far is Tavanur from Malappuram?60 km by road - What is the population of Tavanur?34,500 (Census 2011) - Which district is Tavanur in?Malappuram district (Ponnani sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Tavanur?92.2% (Census 2011)