# Moolathara Village, Chittur, Palakkad (Kerala) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/palakkad/chittur/moolathara/ Village · Chittur, Palakkad # Moolathara Moolathara is a village in Chittur sub-district of Palakkad district, Kerala, PIN code **678533**. The 2011 Census counted **9,764 people in 2,604 households**, the 19th largest of 28 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.0%. - 9,764people (2011) - 2,604households - 71.8%literacy - 678533PIN code ## Moolathara PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Moolathara is 678533.** Moolathara falls in Chittur sub-district, Palakkad district, Kerala. - PIN code678533 - Gram panchayatPerumatty - Community development blockChittur - Census village code627665 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Moolathara from nearby towns? - Chittur (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Palakkad (district HQ)40 km by road - Chittur-Thathamangalam (nearest town)21 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 Moolathara? 23 services counted by the Census are inside Moolathara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Divansapadur - ○Degree college10+ km · Pollachi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chittur - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public library10+ 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 Moolathara known for? The main crops are **paddy and coconut**. About 84% of the 2,683 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,954 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 Moolathara Of every 100 households in Moolathara in 2011, 79 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 39 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Moolathara · ■ Chittur rural average Electricity for lighting ****79%** **89% Toilet within the home ****50%** **77% No toilet (open defecation) ****49%** **22% Tap water ****43%** **60% Drinking water within premises ****56%** **57% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%** **26% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%** **73% Use banking services ****55%** **71% Television ****56%** **67% Mobile phone ****61%** **70% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****39%** **29% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **5% None of these assets ****18%** **12% Own their home ****82%** **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 Moolathara? ■ Moolathara · ■ Chittur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.8%** **82.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1021** **1032 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****972** **967 Working population ****54.1%** **46.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.9% for men and 65.8% for women. 66% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 495 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,294 (43%) · **■** Household industry 45 (1%) · **■** Other work 2,239 (42%) · **■** Marginal 214 (4%) 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 - Kozhinjampara12,311 people - Kozhipathy12,265 people - Kollengode-II11,329 people - Thiruvazhiyad10,794 people - Eruthempathy9,469 people - Ayiloor8,999 people - Ozhalapathy8,742 people - Kairady8,626 people [All 28 villages in Chittur](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/palakkad/chittur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Moolathara?678533 - How far is Moolathara from Palakkad?40 km by road - What is the population of Moolathara?9,764 (Census 2011) - Which district is Moolathara in?Palakkad district (Chittur sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Moolathara?71.8% (Census 2011)