# Karimpuzha-II Village, Ottappalam, Palakkad (Kerala) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/palakkad/ottappalam/karimpuzha-ii/ Village · Ottappalam, Palakkad # Karimpuzha-II Karimpuzha-II is a village in Ottappalam sub-district of Palakkad district, Kerala, PIN code **679513**. The 2011 Census counted **12,830 people in 2,730 households**, the 30th largest of 30 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 93.1%. - 12,830people (2011) - 2,730households - 89.7%literacy - 679513PIN code ## Karimpuzha-II PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Karimpuzha-II is 679513.** Karimpuzha-II falls in Ottappalam sub-district, Palakkad district, Kerala. - PIN code679513 - Gram panchayatKarimpuzha - Community development blockSreekrishnapuram - Census village code627575 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Karimpuzha-II from nearby towns? - Ottappalam (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Palakkad (district HQ)45 km by road - Ottappalam (nearest town)25 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 Karimpuzha-II? 26 services counted by the Census are inside Karimpuzha-II; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●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 · 2 · 2 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 - ●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 · Karakkurissi - ○Degree college10+ km · Mannarkkad - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Malampuzha - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, 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 Karimpuzha-II known for? The main crops are **paddy, coconut and banana**. About 89% of the 2,048 hectares of village land is sown, and 417 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 Karimpuzha-II Of every 100 households in Karimpuzha-II in 2011, 96 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Karimpuzha-II · ■ Ottappalam rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **96% Toilet within the home ****96%** **97% No toilet (open defecation) ****3%** **3% Tap water ****16%** **23% Drinking water within premises ****73%** **77% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%** **83% Use banking services ****61%** **77% Television ****64%** **70% Mobile phone ****80%** **82% Computer with internet ****1%** **4% Two-wheeler ****16%** **18% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **6% None of these assets ****9%** **6% Own their home ****96%** **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 Karimpuzha-II? ■ Karimpuzha-II · ■ Ottappalam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****89.7%** **93.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1091** **1107 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****987** **969 Working population ****33.3%** **30.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.6% for men and 87.2% for women. 53% of men and 15% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 268 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 451 (11%) · **■** Household industry 49 (1%) · **■** Other work 2,522 (59%) · **■** Marginal 977 (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 Ottappalam - Sreekrishnapuram -I14,797 people - Sreekrishnapuram -II14,736 people - Ambalapara - I13,387 people - Lakkidi-Perur- I13,358 people [All 30 villages in Ottappalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/palakkad/ottappalam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Karimpuzha-II?679513 - How far is Karimpuzha-II from Palakkad?45 km by road - What is the population of Karimpuzha-II?12,830 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karimpuzha-II in?Palakkad district (Ottappalam sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Karimpuzha-II?89.7% (Census 2011)