# Aruvikkara Village, Nedumangad, Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/thiruvananthapuram/nedumangad/aruvikkara/ Village · Nedumangad, Thiruvananthapuram # Aruvikkara Aruvikkara is a village in Nedumangad sub-district of Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala, PIN code **695564**. The 2011 Census counted **33,909 people in 8,871 households**, the 1st largest of 24 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 92.2%. - 33,909people (2011) - 8,871households - 92.5%literacy - 695564PIN code ## Aruvikkara PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Aruvikkara is 695564.** Aruvikkara falls in Nedumangad sub-district, Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala. - PIN code695564 - Gram panchayatAruvikkara, Vellanad - Community development blockVellanad - Census village code628499 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Aruvikkara from nearby towns? - Nedumangad (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Thiruvananthapuram (district HQ)10 km by road - Nedumangad (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 Aruvikkara? 31 services counted by the Census are inside Aruvikkara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 8 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●PolytechnicIn village · 1 govt - ●ITI / vocational 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 - ●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 - ●State highwayIn 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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nedumangad - ○Degree college5–10 km · Nedumangad - ○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)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 Aruvikkara known for? The main crops are **banana, tapioca and coconut**. About 96% of the 2,080 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,858 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 Aruvikkara Of every 100 households in Aruvikkara in 2011, 94 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 31 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Aruvikkara · ■ Nedumangad rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **89% Toilet within the home ****95%** **91% No toilet (open defecation) ****3%** **8% Tap water ****36%** **17% Drinking water within premises ****82%** **83% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****31%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%** **78% Use banking services ****68%** **65% Television ****79%** **72% Mobile phone ****79%** **73% Computer with internet ****4%** **3% Two-wheeler ****27%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **6% None of these assets ****6%** **9% Own their home ****88%** **92% 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 Aruvikkara? ■ Aruvikkara · ■ Nedumangad rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****92.5%** **92.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1064** **1113 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****962** **970 Working population ****36.8%** **38.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 94.8% for men and 90.3% for women. 57% of men and 18% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 301 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 564 (5%) · **■** Household industry 154 (1%) · **■** Other work 8,742 (70%) · **■** Marginal 2,714 (22%) 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 Nedumangad - Tholicode31,784 people - Anad31,687 people - Pangode29,039 people - Vellanad28,667 people [All 24 villages in Nedumangad](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/thiruvananthapuram/nedumangad/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Aruvikkara?695564 - How far is Aruvikkara from Thiruvananthapuram?10 km by road - What is the population of Aruvikkara?33,909 (Census 2011) - Which district is Aruvikkara in?Thiruvananthapuram district (Nedumangad sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Aruvikkara?92.5% (Census 2011)