# Athavanad Village, Tirur, Malappuram (Kerala) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Tirur, Malappuram 

# Athavanad

Athavanad is a village in Tirur sub-district of Malappuram district, Kerala, PIN code **676301**. The 2011 Census counted **20,480 people in 3,769 households**, the 15th largest of 16 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 92.4%.

- 20,480people (2011)
- 3,769households
- 92.6%literacy
- 676301PIN code

## Athavanad PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Athavanad is 676301.** Athavanad falls in Tirur sub-district, Malappuram district, Kerala.

- PIN code676301
- Gram panchayatAthavanad
- Community development blockKuttippuram
- Census village code627521

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

## How far is Athavanad from nearby towns?

- Tirur (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Malappuram (district HQ)40 km by road
- Tirur (nearest town)16 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 Athavanad?

29 services counted by the Census are inside Athavanad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 private
- ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●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 · 2 · 4 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
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube 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 Athavanad known for?

The main crops are **coconut, paddy and banana**. About 76% of the 1,344 hectares of village land is sown, and 826 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 Athavanad

Of every 100 households in Athavanad in 2011, 97 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Athavanad · ■ Tirur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**96%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**3%

Tap water ****9%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****84%**

**85%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**87%

Use banking services ****65%**

**66%

Television ****63%**

**61%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**81%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**7%

None of these assets ****3%**

**4%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Athavanad?

■ Athavanad · ■ Tirur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.6%**

**92.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1131**

**1125

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****936**

**947

Working population ****22.9%**

**23.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.7% for men and 90.8% for women. 43% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 313 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 426 (9%) · **■** Household industry 103 (2%) · **■** Other work 2,831 (60%) · **■** Marginal 1,018 (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 Tirur

- Pariyapuram24,561 people
- Melmuri22,217 people
- Ananthavoor21,058 people
- Kurumbathur20,707 people
- Marakkara18,187 people

[All 16 villages in Tirur](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/malappuram/tirur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Athavanad?676301
- How far is Athavanad from Malappuram?40 km by road
- What is the population of Athavanad?20,480 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Athavanad in?Malappuram district (Tirur sub-district), Kerala
- What is the literacy rate of Athavanad?92.6% (Census 2011)
