# Peringottukurissi-II Village, Alathur, Palakkad (Kerala)

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Village · Alathur, Palakkad 

# Peringottukurissi-II

Peringottukurissi-II is a village in Alathur sub-district of Palakkad district, Kerala, PIN code **678574**. The 2011 Census counted **12,514 people in 2,925 households**, the 21st largest of 29 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.0%.

- 12,514people (2011)
- 2,925households
- 88.2%literacy
- 678574PIN code

## Peringottukurissi-II PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Peringottukurissi-II is 678574.** Peringottukurissi-II falls in Alathur sub-district, Palakkad district, Kerala.

- PIN code678574
- Gram panchayatPeringottukurissi
- Community development blockKuzhalmannam
- Census village code627684

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

## How far is Peringottukurissi-II from nearby towns?

- Alathur (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Palakkad (district HQ)25 km by road
- Ottappalam (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 Peringottukurissi-II?

26 services counted by the Census are inside Peringottukurissi-II; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 · 2 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 3 · 3 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Palakkad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kuzhalamannam
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)23 h summer · 23 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-II known for?

The main crops are **paddy and banana**. Products made here include furniture. About 29% of the 1,967 hectares of village land is sown, and 429 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-II

Of every 100 households in Peringottukurissi-II in 2011, 94 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Peringottukurissi-II · ■ Alathur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****86%**

**89%

No toilet (open defecation) ****14%**

**10%

Tap water ****60%**

**58%

Drinking water within premises ****86%**

**72%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**24%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**76%

Use banking services ****80%**

**73%

Television ****66%**

**70%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**5%

None of these assets ****10%**

**10%

Own their home ****97%**

**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-II?

■ Peringottukurissi-II · ■ Alathur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.2%**

**87.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1071**

**1056

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1057**

**973

Working population ****39.8%**

**41.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.4% for men and 83.3% for women. 58% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 404 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,438 (29%) · **■** Household industry 23 (0%) · **■** Other work 2,292 (46%) · **■** Marginal 824 (17%)

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

- Mathur -I12,975 people
- Vandazhi-II12,789 people
- Kottayi-I12,654 people
- Tarur-I12,617 people
- Peringottukurissi-I12,361 people
- Mathur -II12,147 people
- Kavasseri-II11,855 people
- Kannambra-II10,768 people

[All 29 villages in Alathur](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/palakkad/alathur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Peringottukurissi-II?678574
- How far is Peringottukurissi-II from Palakkad?25 km by road
- What is the population of Peringottukurissi-II?12,514 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Peringottukurissi-II in?Palakkad district (Alathur sub-district), Kerala
- What is the literacy rate of Peringottukurissi-II?88.2% (Census 2011)
