# Eruthempathy Village, Chittur, Palakkad (Kerala) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/palakkad/chittur/eruthempathy/ Village · Chittur, Palakkad # Eruthempathy Eruthempathy is a village in Chittur sub-district of Palakkad district, Kerala, PIN code **678555**. The 2011 Census counted **9,469 people in 2,542 households**, the 20th largest of 28 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.0%. - 9,469people (2011) - 2,542households - 78.0%literacy - 678555PIN code ## Eruthempathy PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Eruthempathy is 678555.** Eruthempathy falls in Chittur sub-district, Palakkad district, Kerala. - PIN code678555 - Gram panchayatEruthempathy - Community development blockChittur - Census village code627662 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Eruthempathy from nearby towns? - Chittur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Palakkad (district HQ)30 km by road - Chittur-Thathamangalam (nearest town)18 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 Eruthempathy? 23 services counted by the Census are inside Eruthempathy; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 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 - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Nalleppilly - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 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 Eruthempathy known for? The main crops are **coconut and sugarcane**. About 53% of the 1,986 hectares of village land is sown, and 161 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 Eruthempathy Of every 100 households in Eruthempathy in 2011, 84 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 40 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Eruthempathy · ■ Chittur rural average Electricity for lighting ****84%** **89% Toilet within the home ****63%** **77% No toilet (open defecation) ****35%** **22% Tap water ****85%** **60% Drinking water within premises ****35%** **57% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%** **26% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%** **73% Use banking services ****73%** **71% Television ****60%** **67% Mobile phone ****65%** **70% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****40%** **29% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **5% None of these assets ****14%** **12% Own their home ****87%** **91% 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 Eruthempathy? ■ Eruthempathy · ■ Chittur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.0%** **82.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1014** **1032 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****865** **967 Working population ****51.7%** **46.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.1% for men and 70.2% for women. 64% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 549 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,144 (23%) · **■** Household industry 93 (2%) · **■** Other work 2,005 (41%) · **■** Marginal 1,102 (23%) 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 Chittur - Kozhipathy12,265 people - Kollengode-II11,329 people - Thiruvazhiyad10,794 people - Moolathara9,764 people - Ayiloor8,999 people - Ozhalapathy8,742 people - Kairady8,626 people - Koduvayur-II8,494 people [All 28 villages in Chittur](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/palakkad/chittur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Eruthempathy?678555 - How far is Eruthempathy from Palakkad?30 km by road - What is the population of Eruthempathy?9,469 (Census 2011) - Which district is Eruthempathy in?Palakkad district (Chittur sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Eruthempathy?78.0% (Census 2011)