# Kurupuzha Village, Nedumangad, Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/thiruvananthapuram/nedumangad/kurupuzha/ Village · Nedumangad, Thiruvananthapuram # Kurupuzha Kurupuzha is a village in Nedumangad sub-district of Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala, PIN code **695562**. The 2011 Census counted **10,167 people in 2,848 households**, the 24th largest of 24 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 92.2%. - 10,167people (2011) - 2,848households - 92.6%literacy - 695562PIN code ## Kurupuzha PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kurupuzha is 695562.** Kurupuzha falls in Nedumangad sub-district, Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala. - PIN code695562 - Gram panchayatNanniyode - Community development blockVamanapuram - Census village code628486 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kurupuzha from nearby towns? - Nedumangad (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Thiruvananthapuram (district HQ)32 km by road - Nedumangad (nearest town)16 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 Kurupuzha? 25 services counted by the Census are inside Kurupuzha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn 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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Anad - ○Degree college10+ km · Nedumangad - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Nedumangad - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated 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 Kurupuzha known for? The main crops are **rubber**. About 38% of the 1,940 hectares of village land is sown, and 325 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 Kurupuzha Of every 100 households in Kurupuzha in 2011, 89 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Kurupuzha · ■ Nedumangad rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **89% Toilet within the home ****86%** **91% No toilet (open defecation) ****14%** **8% Tap water ****10%** **17% Drinking water within premises ****82%** **83% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%** **78% Use banking services ****65%** **65% Television ****73%** **72% Mobile phone ****70%** **73% Computer with internet ****2%** **3% Two-wheeler ****18%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **6% None of these assets ****10%** **9% Own their home ****94%** **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 Kurupuzha? ■ Kurupuzha · ■ Nedumangad rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****92.6%** **92.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1154** **1113 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1069** **970 Working population ****40.2%** **38.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 95.6% for men and 90.0% for women. 58% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 154 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 344 (8%) · **■** Household industry 59 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,819 (44%) · **■** Marginal 1,716 (42%) 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 - Mannoorkara18,343 people - Palode14,922 people - Theakada13,567 people - Thennoor11,646 people [All 24 villages in Nedumangad](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/thiruvananthapuram/nedumangad/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kurupuzha?695562 - How far is Kurupuzha from Thiruvananthapuram?32 km by road - What is the population of Kurupuzha?10,167 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kurupuzha in?Thiruvananthapuram district (Nedumangad sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Kurupuzha?92.6% (Census 2011)