# Theakada Village, Nedumangad, Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala)

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Village · Nedumangad, Thiruvananthapuram 

# Theakada

Theakada is a village in Nedumangad sub-district of Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala, PIN code **695615**. The 2011 Census counted **13,567 people in 3,417 households**, the 22nd largest of 24 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 92.2%.

- 13,567people (2011)
- 3,417households
- 94.2%literacy
- 695615PIN code

## Theakada PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Theakada is 695615.** Theakada falls in Nedumangad sub-district, Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala.

- PIN code695615
- Gram panchayatVembayam
- Community development blockNedumangad
- Census village code628491

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

## How far is Theakada from nearby towns?

- Nedumangad (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Thiruvananthapuram (district HQ)18 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 Theakada?

20 services counted by the Census are inside Theakada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2
- ●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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Manikkal
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Nedumangad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nedumangad
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Theakada known for?

The main crops are **paddy, tapioca and banana**. About 90% of the 1,241 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,235 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 Theakada

Of every 100 households in Theakada in 2011, 93 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 27 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Theakada · ■ Nedumangad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**89%

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

**91%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**8%

Tap water ****21%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****84%**

**83%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****27%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%**

**78%

Use banking services ****73%**

**65%

Television ****76%**

**72%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**6%

None of these assets ****7%**

**9%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Theakada?

■ Theakada · ■ Nedumangad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****94.2%**

**92.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1100**

**1113

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****953**

**970

Working population ****33.0%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.4% for men and 92.1% for women. 53% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 235 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 579 (13%) · **■** Household industry 35 (1%) · **■** Other work 2,646 (59%) · **■** Marginal 980 (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

- Manikkal18,632 people
- Vithura18,437 people
- Mannoorkara18,343 people
- Palode14,922 people
- Thennoor11,646 people
- Kurupuzha10,167 people

[All 24 villages in Nedumangad](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/thiruvananthapuram/nedumangad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Theakada?695615
- How far is Theakada from Thiruvananthapuram?18 km by road
- What is the population of Theakada?13,567 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Theakada in?Thiruvananthapuram district (Nedumangad sub-district), Kerala
- What is the literacy rate of Theakada?94.2% (Census 2011)
