# Karalam Village, Mukundapuram, Thrissur (Kerala) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/thrissur/mukundapuram/karalam/ Village · Mukundapuram, Thrissur # Karalam Karalam is a village in Mukundapuram sub-district of Thrissur district, Kerala, PIN code **680701**. The 2011 Census counted **16,594 people in 4,251 households**, the 11th largest of 33 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 96.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 94.7%. - 16,594people (2011) - 4,251households - 96.0%literacy - 680701PIN code ## Karalam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Karalam is 680701.** Karalam falls in Mukundapuram sub-district, Thrissur district, Kerala. - PIN code680701 - Gram panchayatKaralam - Community development blockIrinjalakuda - Census village code627886 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Karalam from nearby towns? - Irinjalakuda (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Thrissur (district HQ)30 km by road - Irinjalakuda (nearest town)3 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 Karalam? 26 services counted by the Census are inside Karalam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 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 - ●Private bus serviceIn 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 - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Irinjalakuda - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Irinjalakuda - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated 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 Karalam known for? The main crops are **paddy, coconut and banana**. About 87% of the 1,430 hectares of village land is sown, and 493 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 Karalam Of every 100 households in Karalam in 2011, 96 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 52 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 9 a car. ■ Karalam · ■ Mukundapuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **96% Toilet within the home ****98%** **98% No toilet (open defecation) ****1%** **1% Tap water ****18%** **22% Drinking water within premises ****78%** **84% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****52%** **40% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****48%** **59% Use banking services ****73%** **75% Television ****84%** **82% Mobile phone ****68%** **75% Computer with internet ****5%** **5% Two-wheeler ****28%** **28% Car / jeep / van ****9%** **9% None of these assets ****3%** **4% Own their home ****95%** **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 Karalam? ■ Karalam · ■ Mukundapuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****96.0%** **94.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1160** **1088 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****974** **969 Working population ****34.8%** **38.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 97.5% for men and 94.7% for women. 54% of men and 18% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 344 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 433 (8%) · **■** Household industry 121 (2%) · **■** Other work 4,011 (70%) · **■** Marginal 860 (15%) 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 - Puthenchira21,416 people - Kallur18,716 people - Kuttichira17,808 people - Vellikulangara16,854 people - Kizhakkummuri14,905 people - Thazhekkad13,241 people - Alathur12,678 people - Kodassery12,575 people [All 33 villages in Mukundapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/thrissur/mukundapuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Karalam?680701 - How far is Karalam from Thrissur?30 km by road - What is the population of Karalam?16,594 (Census 2011) - Which district is Karalam in?Thrissur district (Mukundapuram sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Karalam?96.0% (Census 2011)