# Parudur Village, Ottappalam, Palakkad (Kerala) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/palakkad/ottappalam/parudur/ Village · Ottappalam, Palakkad # Parudur Parudur is a village in Ottappalam sub-district of Palakkad district, Kerala, PIN code **679305**. The 2011 Census counted **26,638 people in 5,410 households**, the 10th largest of 30 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 93.1%. - 26,638people (2011) - 5,410households - 92.6%literacy - 679305PIN code ## Parudur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Parudur is 679305.** Parudur falls in Ottappalam sub-district, Palakkad district, Kerala. - PIN code679305 - Gram panchayatParudur - Community development blockPattambi - Census village code627567 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Parudur from nearby towns? - Ottappalam (sub-district HQ)36 km by road - Palakkad (district HQ)69 km by road - Shoranur (nearest town)28 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 Parudur? 30 services counted by the Census are inside Parudur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 8 govt · 4 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt · 4 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior 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 · 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 - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn 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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Pattambi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vaniamkulam - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)23 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 Parudur known for? The main crops are **paddy, coconut and arecanut**. About 79% of the 2,071 hectares of village land is sown, and 380 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 Parudur Of every 100 households in Parudur in 2011, 97 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Parudur · ■ Ottappalam rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **96% Toilet within the home ****96%** **97% No toilet (open defecation) ****3%** **3% Tap water ****30%** **23% Drinking water within premises ****80%** **77% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **83% Use banking services ****68%** **77% Television ****66%** **70% Mobile phone ****82%** **82% Computer with internet ****2%** **4% Two-wheeler ****19%** **18% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **6% None of these assets ****6%** **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 Parudur? ■ Parudur · ■ Ottappalam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****92.6%** **93.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1115** **1107 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****943** **969 Working population ****29.1%** **30.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 95.1% for men and 90.3% for women. 49% of men and 11% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 303 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 841 (11%) · **■** Household industry 117 (2%) · **■** Other work 5,342 (69%) · **■** Marginal 1,143 (15%) 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 - Koppam30,169 people - Vallapuzha28,018 people - Kulukkallur27,971 people - Nagalassery27,606 people - Ambalapara - II24,889 people - Anakkara24,699 people - Ananganadi24,445 people - Chalissery24,238 people [All 30 villages in Ottappalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/palakkad/ottappalam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Parudur?679305 - How far is Parudur from Palakkad?69 km by road - What is the population of Parudur?26,638 (Census 2011) - Which district is Parudur in?Palakkad district (Ottappalam sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Parudur?92.6% (Census 2011)