Village · Thiruvananthapuram, Thiruvananthapuram
# Menamkulam

Menamkulam is a village in Thiruvananthapuram sub-district of Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala, PIN code 695582. The 2011 Census counted 17,608 people in 4,259 households, the 3rd largest of 5 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 90.8%.
- 17,608 people (2011)
- 4,259 households
- 91.5% literacy
- 695582 PIN code

## Menamkulam PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Menamkulam is 695582. Menamkulam falls in Thiruvananthapuram sub-district, Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala.
- PIN code 695582
- Gram panchayat Kadinamkulam
- Community development block Kazhakkoottam
- Census village code 628509

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Menamkulam from nearby towns?
- Thiruvananthapuarm (sub-district HQ) 17 km by road
- Thiruvananthapuarm (district HQ) 19 km by road
- Thiruvananthapuarm (nearest town) 17 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Menamkulam?

31 services counted by the Census are inside Menamkulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 private
- ● Primary school In village · 3 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 private
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 private
- ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 private
- ● Degree college In village · 1 private
- ● Engineering college In village · 1 private
- ● Community health centre In village · 1 · 3 doctors
- ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● TB clinic In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Dispensary In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Post office In village
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Railway station In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● ATM In village
- ● Commercial bank In village
- ● Cooperative bank In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Public library In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Thiruvananthapuram
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Menamkulam known for?

The main crops are coconut. About 100% of the 805 hectares of village land is sown, and 538 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Menamkulam

Of every 100 households in Menamkulam in 2011, 94 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 52 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Menamkulam · ■ Thiruvananthapuram rural average
- Electricity for lighting 94% 94%
- Toilet within the home 95% 95%
- No toilet (open defecation) 3% 4%
- Tap water 22% 29%
- Drinking water within premises 90% 86%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 52% 40%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 42% 58%
- Use banking services 76% 68%
- Television 78% 78%
- Mobile phone 68% 68%
- Computer with internet 8% 5%
- Two-wheeler 29% 22%
- Car / jeep / van 8% 7%
- None of these assets 8% 7%
- Own their home 90% 92%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Menamkulam?

■ Menamkulam · ■ Thiruvananthapuram rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 91.5% 90.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1103 1109
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 916 941
- Working population 34.0% 36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.0% for men and 90.2% for women. 52% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 66 (1%) · ■ Farm labourers 51 (1%) · ■ Household industry 171 (3%) · ■ Other work 4,114 (69%) · ■ Marginal 1,588 (27%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Thiruvananthapuram
- Kadinamkulam 28,868 people
- Melthonnakkal 18,150 people
- Andoorkonam 15,557 people
- Keezhthonnakkal 12,379 people

All 5 villages in Thiruvananthapuram

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Menamkulam? 695582
- How far is Menamkulam from Thiruvananthapuarm? 19 km by road
- What is the population of Menamkulam? 17,608 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Menamkulam in? Thiruvananthapuram district (Thiruvananthapuram sub-district), Kerala
- What is the literacy rate of Menamkulam? 91.5% (Census 2011)

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