# Tarur-I Village, Alathur, Palakkad (Kerala) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/palakkad/alathur/tarur-i/ Village · Alathur, Palakkad # Tarur-I Tarur-I is a village in Alathur sub-district of Palakkad district, Kerala, PIN code **678547**. The 2011 Census counted **12,617 people in 3,096 households**, the 20th largest of 29 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.0%. - 12,617people (2011) - 3,096households - 88.1%literacy - 678547PIN code ## Tarur-I PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Tarur-I is 678547.** Tarur-I falls in Alathur sub-district, Palakkad district, Kerala. - PIN code678547 - Gram panchayatTarur - Community development blockAlathur - Census village code627696 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Tarur-I from nearby towns? - Alathur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Palakkad (district HQ)34 km by road - Palakkad (nearest town)34 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 Tarur-I? 28 services counted by the Census are inside Tarur-I; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 · 2 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 - ●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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kavasserry I - ○Degree college10+ km · Kavassery - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kallepadam - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 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)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 Tarur-I known for? The main crops are **paddy, rubber and coconut**. About 69% of the 1,382 hectares of village land is sown, and 504 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 Tarur-I Of every 100 households in Tarur-I in 2011, 92 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Tarur-I · ■ Alathur rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **94% Toilet within the home ****88%** **89% No toilet (open defecation) ****11%** **10% Tap water ****58%** **58% Drinking water within premises ****73%** **72% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%** **24% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%** **76% Use banking services ****77%** **73% Television ****68%** **70% Mobile phone ****76%** **75% Computer with internet ****3%** **3% Two-wheeler ****16%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **5% None of these assets ****10%** **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 Tarur-I? ■ Tarur-I · ■ Alathur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****88.1%** **87.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1092** **1056 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****946** **973 Working population ****39.8%** **41.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.7% for men and 83.9% for women. 56% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 339 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,358 (27%) · **■** Household industry 181 (4%) · **■** Other work 2,248 (45%) · **■** Marginal 890 (18%) 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 - Thenkurissi-II13,010 people - Mathur -I12,975 people - Vandazhi-II12,789 people - Kottayi-I12,654 people - Peringottukurissi-II12,514 people - Peringottukurissi-I12,361 people - Mathur -II12,147 people - Kavasseri-II11,855 people [All 29 villages in Alathur](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/palakkad/alathur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Tarur-I?678547 - How far is Tarur-I from Palakkad?34 km by road - What is the population of Tarur-I?12,617 (Census 2011) - Which district is Tarur-I in?Palakkad district (Alathur sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Tarur-I?88.1% (Census 2011)