# Tarur-II Village, Alathur, Palakkad (Kerala) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/palakkad/alathur/tarur-ii/ Village · Alathur, Palakkad # Tarur-II Tarur-II is a village in Alathur sub-district of Palakkad district, Kerala, PIN code **678544**. The 2011 Census counted **13,376 people in 2,893 households**, the 14th largest of 29 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.0%. - 13,376people (2011) - 2,893households - 85.9%literacy - 678544PIN code ## Tarur-II PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Tarur-II is 678544.** Tarur-II falls in Alathur sub-district, Palakkad district, Kerala. - PIN code678544 - Gram panchayatTarur - Community development blockAlathur - Census village code627697 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Tarur-II from nearby towns? - Alathur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Palakkad (district HQ)30 km by road - Palakkad (nearest town)36 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-II? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Tarur-II; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 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 - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Erimayur-1 - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kavassery - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kallepadam - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 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)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 Tarur-II known for? The main crops are **paddy, coconut and rubber**. About 38% of the 2,045 hectares of village land is sown, and 459 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-II Of every 100 households in Tarur-II in 2011, 93 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Tarur-II · ■ Alathur rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **94% Toilet within the home ****85%** **89% No toilet (open defecation) ****14%** **10% Tap water ****54%** **58% Drinking water within premises ****69%** **72% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%** **24% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%** **76% Use banking services ****87%** **73% Television ****65%** **70% Mobile phone ****79%** **75% Computer with internet ****2%** **3% Two-wheeler ****14%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **5% None of these assets ****8%** **10% Own their home ****98%** **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-II? ■ Tarur-II · ■ Alathur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.9%** **87.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1037** **1056 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****972** **973 Working population ****39.4%** **41.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.2% for men and 81.8% for women. 55% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 375 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,507 (29%) · **■** Household industry 64 (1%) · **■** Other work 2,337 (44%) · **■** Marginal 985 (19%) 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 - Erimayur-II15,302 people - Vadakkancheri-II14,918 people - Thenkurissi-I14,429 people - Kannambra-I14,303 people - Vandazhi-I13,128 people - Thenkurissi-II13,010 people - Mathur -I12,975 people - Vandazhi-II12,789 people [All 29 villages in Alathur](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/palakkad/alathur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Tarur-II?678544 - How far is Tarur-II from Palakkad?30 km by road - What is the population of Tarur-II?13,376 (Census 2011) - Which district is Tarur-II in?Palakkad district (Alathur sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Tarur-II?85.9% (Census 2011)