# Alur Village, Mukundapuram, Thrissur (Kerala) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/thrissur/mukundapuram/alur/ Village · Mukundapuram, Thrissur # Alur Alur is a village in Mukundapuram sub-district of Thrissur district, Kerala, PIN code **680683**. The 2011 Census counted **23,075 people in 5,837 households**, the 5th largest of 33 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 94.7%. - 23,075people (2011) - 5,837households - 94.8%literacy - 680683PIN code ## Alur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Alur is 680683.** Alur falls in Mukundapuram sub-district, Thrissur district, Kerala. - PIN code680683 - Gram panchayatAlur - Community development blockMala - Census village code627905 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Alur from nearby towns? - Irinjalakuda (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Thrissur (district HQ)30 km by road - Chalakudy (nearest town)6 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 Alur? 28 services counted by the Census are inside Alur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 2 · 2 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Chalakudy - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Chalakudy - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 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 Alur known for? The main crops are **coconut, paddy and vegetables**. Products made here include tiles and oil products. About 58% of the 1,767 hectares of village land is sown, and 702 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 Alur Of every 100 households in Alur in 2011, 98 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 49 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 10 a car. ■ Alur · ■ Mukundapuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **96% Toilet within the home ****98%** **98% No toilet (open defecation) ****1%** **1% Tap water ****18%** **22% Drinking water within premises ****88%** **84% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****49%** **40% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****49%** **59% Use banking services ****68%** **75% Television ****82%** **82% Mobile phone ****71%** **75% Computer with internet ****6%** **5% Two-wheeler ****33%** **28% Car / jeep / van ****10%** **9% None of these assets ****4%** **4% Own their home ****94%** **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 Alur? ■ Alur · ■ Mukundapuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****94.8%** **94.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1084** **1088 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****920** **969 Working population ****40.3%** **38.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 96.2% for men and 93.6% for women. 57% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 773 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 466 (5%) · **■** Household industry 213 (2%) · **■** Other work 5,838 (63%) · **■** Marginal 1,999 (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 Mukundapuram - Kodakara32,201 people - Pariyaram31,195 people - Mattathur30,718 people - Varandarappilly27,343 people - Melur22,678 people - Puthenchira21,416 people - Kallur18,716 people - Kuttichira17,808 people [All 33 villages in Mukundapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/thrissur/mukundapuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Alur?680683 - How far is Alur from Thrissur?30 km by road - What is the population of Alur?23,075 (Census 2011) - Which district is Alur in?Thrissur district (Mukundapuram sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Alur?94.8% (Census 2011)