# Puducode Village, Alathur, Palakkad (Kerala) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/palakkad/alathur/puducode/ Village · Alathur, Palakkad # Puducode Puducode is a village in Alathur sub-district of Palakkad district, Kerala, PIN code **678687**. The 2011 Census counted **21,733 people in 4,712 households**, the 3rd largest of 29 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.0%. - 21,733people (2011) - 4,712households - 88.1%literacy - 678687PIN code ## Puducode PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Puducode is 678687.** Puducode falls in Alathur sub-district, Palakkad district, Kerala. - PIN code678687 - Gram panchayatPuducode - Community development blockAlathur - Census village code627703 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Puducode from nearby towns? - Alathur (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Palakkad (district HQ)42 km by road - Thrissur (nearest town)40 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 Puducode? 28 services counted by the Census are inside Puducode; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 6 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 4 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 private - ●Secondary 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 - ●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 - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kavasseri-I - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kavassery - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Pazhayanar - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 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 Puducode known for? The main crops are **paddy, coconut and arecanut**. About 89% of the 1,629 hectares of village land is sown, and 646 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 Puducode Of every 100 households in Puducode in 2011, 96 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Puducode · ■ Alathur rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **94% Toilet within the home ****92%** **89% No toilet (open defecation) ****6%** **10% Tap water ****64%** **58% Drinking water within premises ****70%** **72% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%** **24% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%** **76% Use banking services ****73%** **73% Television ****71%** **70% Mobile phone ****80%** **75% Computer with internet ****1%** **3% Two-wheeler ****20%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **5% None of these assets ****8%** **10% Own their home ****95%** **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 Puducode? ■ Puducode · ■ Alathur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****88.1%** **87.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1054** **1056 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****985** **973 Working population ****40.0%** **41.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.3% for men and 83.2% for women. 58% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 526 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,189 (25%) · **■** Household industry 194 (2%) · **■** Other work 4,774 (55%) · **■** Marginal 1,004 (12%) 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 - Melarcode26,155 people - Kizhakkencheri-I23,344 people - Vadakkancheri-I20,973 people - Kuzhalmannam-I17,848 people - Kizhakkencheri-II17,584 people - Kuthannur-I17,471 people [All 29 villages in Alathur](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/palakkad/alathur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Puducode?678687 - How far is Puducode from Palakkad?42 km by road - What is the population of Puducode?21,733 (Census 2011) - Which district is Puducode in?Palakkad district (Alathur sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Puducode?88.1% (Census 2011)