# Marakkara Village, Tirur, Malappuram (Kerala) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/malappuram/tirur/marakkara/ Village · Tirur, Malappuram # Marakkara Marakkara is a village in Tirur sub-district of Malappuram district, Kerala, PIN code **676553**. The 2011 Census counted **18,187 people in 3,466 households**, the 16th largest of 16 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 92.4%. - 18,187people (2011) - 3,466households - 93.6%literacy - 676553PIN code ## Marakkara PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Marakkara is 676553.** Marakkara falls in Tirur sub-district, Malappuram district, Kerala. - PIN code676553 - Gram panchayatMarakkara - Community development blockKuttippuram - Census village code627517 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Marakkara from nearby towns? - Tirur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Malappuram (district HQ)25 km by road - Tirur (nearest town)10 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 Marakkara? 29 services counted by the Census are inside Marakkara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 3 · 3 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 3 · 3 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 - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn 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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Tirur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kurumpadam - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 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 Marakkara known for? The main crops are **coconut, paddy and arecanut**. About 82% of the 1,100 hectares of village land is sown, and 479 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 Marakkara Of every 100 households in Marakkara in 2011, 98 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 10 a car. ■ Marakkara · ■ Tirur rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **94% Toilet within the home ****99%** **96% No toilet (open defecation) ****1%** **3% Tap water ****8%** **15% Drinking water within premises ****86%** **85% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%** **12% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **87% Use banking services ****63%** **66% Television ****67%** **61% Mobile phone ****81%** **81% Computer with internet ****5%** **3% Two-wheeler ****13%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****10%** **7% None of these assets ****2%** **4% 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 Marakkara? ■ Marakkara · ■ Tirur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****93.6%** **92.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1175** **1125 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****898** **947 Working population ****21.0%** **23.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 95.5% for men and 92.0% for women. 40% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 150 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 276 (7%) · **■** Household industry 32 (1%) · **■** Other work 2,550 (67%) · **■** Marginal 820 (21%) 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 - Melmuri22,217 people - Ananthavoor21,058 people - Kurumbathur20,707 people - Athavanad20,480 people [All 16 villages in Tirur](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/malappuram/tirur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Marakkara?676553 - How far is Marakkara from Malappuram?25 km by road - What is the population of Marakkara?18,187 (Census 2011) - Which district is Marakkara in?Malappuram district (Tirur sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Marakkara?93.6% (Census 2011)