# Peringottukurissi-I Village, Alathur, Palakkad (Kerala) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/palakkad/alathur/peringottukurissi-i/ Village · Alathur, Palakkad # Peringottukurissi-I Peringottukurissi-I is a village in Alathur sub-district of Palakkad district, Kerala, PIN code **678573**. The 2011 Census counted **12,361 people in 2,883 households**, the 22nd largest of 29 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.0%. - 12,361people (2011) - 2,883households - 87.8%literacy - 678573PIN code ## Peringottukurissi-I PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Peringottukurissi-I is 678573.** Peringottukurissi-I falls in Alathur sub-district, Palakkad district, Kerala. - PIN code678573 - Gram panchayatPeringottukurissi, Kuthannur - Community development blockKuzhalmannam - Census village code627685 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Peringottukurissi-I from nearby towns? - Alathur (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Palakkad (district HQ)25 km by road - Palakkad (nearest town)25 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 Peringottukurissi-I? 25 services counted by the Census are inside Peringottukurissi-I; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle 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 - ●DispensaryIn 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 - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn 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 - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Peringottukurissi - ○Degree college10+ km · Palakkad - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kuzhalamannam - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)24 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 Peringottukurissi-I known for? The main crops are **paddy, vegetables and coconut**. Products made here include pots. About 89% of the 1,178 hectares of village land is sown, and 578 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 Peringottukurissi-I Of every 100 households in Peringottukurissi-I in 2011, 94 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Peringottukurissi-I · ■ Alathur rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **94% Toilet within the home ****91%** **89% No toilet (open defecation) ****8%** **10% Tap water ****52%** **58% Drinking water within premises ****86%** **72% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%** **24% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%** **76% Use banking services ****81%** **73% Television ****69%** **70% Mobile phone ****76%** **75% Computer with internet ****3%** **3% Two-wheeler ****20%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **5% None of these assets ****10%** **10% Own their home ****96%** **95% 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 Peringottukurissi-I? ■ Peringottukurissi-I · ■ Alathur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****87.8%** **87.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1076** **1056 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **973 Working population ****39.1%** **41.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.2% for men and 82.9% for women. 56% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 382 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,235 (26%) · **■** Household industry 44 (1%) · **■** Other work 2,479 (51%) · **■** Marginal 695 (14%) 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 Alathur - Vandazhi-II12,789 people - Kottayi-I12,654 people - Tarur-I12,617 people - Peringottukurissi-II12,514 people - Mathur -II12,147 people - Kavasseri-II11,855 people - Kannambra-II10,768 people - Kottayi-II9,383 people [All 29 villages in Alathur](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/palakkad/alathur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Peringottukurissi-I?678573 - How far is Peringottukurissi-I from Palakkad?25 km by road - What is the population of Peringottukurissi-I?12,361 (Census 2011) - Which district is Peringottukurissi-I in?Palakkad district (Alathur sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Peringottukurissi-I?87.8% (Census 2011)