# Naranganam Village, Kozhenchery, Pathanamthitta (Kerala)

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Village · Kozhenchery, Pathanamthitta 

# Naranganam

Naranganam is a village in Kozhenchery sub-district of Pathanamthitta district, Kerala, PIN code **689642**. The 2011 Census counted **16,452 people in 4,488 households**, the 8th largest of 20 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 97.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 96.4%.

- 16,452people (2011)
- 4,488households
- 97.4%literacy
- 689642PIN code

## Naranganam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Naranganam is 689642.** Naranganam falls in Kozhenchery sub-district, Pathanamthitta district, Kerala.

- PIN code689642
- Gram panchayatNaranganam, Cherukole
- Community development blockElanthoor
- Census village code628332

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Naranganam from nearby towns?

- Pathanamthitta (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Pathanamthitta (district HQ)8 km by road
- Pathanamthitta (nearest town)8 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 Naranganam?

29 services counted by the Census are inside Naranganam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 10 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Engineering collegeIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 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
- ●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
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kozhenchery
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Elanthoor
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated 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 Naranganam known for?

The main crops are **rubber, banana and vegetables**. About 96% of the 2,042 hectares of village land is sown, and 167 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 Naranganam

Of every 100 households in Naranganam in 2011, 94 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 37 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Naranganam · ■ Kozhenchery rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**94%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**5%

Tap water ****13%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****72%**

**79%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****37%**

**42%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****62%**

**57%

Use banking services ****79%**

**78%

Television ****80%**

**80%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**6%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**25%

Car / jeep / van ****12%**

**13%

None of these assets ****4%**

**4%

Own their home ****96%**

**94%

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 Naranganam?

■ Naranganam · ■ Kozhenchery rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****97.4%**

**96.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1124**

**1150

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****988**

**965

Working population ****29.8%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.9% for men and 97.0% for women. 48% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 548 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 297 (6%) · **■** Household industry 90 (2%) · **■** Other work 2,832 (58%) · **■** Marginal 1,135 (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 Kozhenchery

- Chenneerkara19,124 people
- Omalloor17,611 people
- Mezhuveli16,863 people
- Malayalapuzha16,664 people
- Elanthoor15,344 people
- Aranmula14,431 people
- Kidangannur14,264 people
- Aruvappulam13,801 people

[All 20 villages in Kozhenchery](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/pathanamthitta/kozhenchery/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Naranganam?689642
- How far is Naranganam from Pathanamthitta?8 km by road
- What is the population of Naranganam?16,452 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Naranganam in?Pathanamthitta district (Kozhenchery sub-district), Kerala
- What is the literacy rate of Naranganam?97.4% (Census 2011)
