# Puthenchira Village, Mukundapuram, Thrissur (Kerala) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/thrissur/mukundapuram/puthenchira/ Village · Mukundapuram, Thrissur # Puthenchira Puthenchira is a village in Mukundapuram sub-district of Thrissur district, Kerala, PIN code **680682**. The 2011 Census counted **21,416 people in 5,531 households**, the 7th largest of 33 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 95.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 94.7%. - 21,416people (2011) - 5,531households - 95.3%literacy - 680682PIN code ## Puthenchira PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Puthenchira is 680682.** Puthenchira falls in Mukundapuram sub-district, Thrissur district, Kerala. - PIN code680682 - Gram panchayatPuthenchira - Community development blockVellangallur - Census village code627910 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Puthenchira from nearby towns? - Irinjalakuda (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Thrissur (district HQ)43 km by road - Irinjalakuda (nearest town)10 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 Puthenchira? 30 services counted by the Census are inside Puthenchira; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 3 · 2 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn 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 - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn 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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Vadama - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chalakudy - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Puthenchira known for? The main crops are **coconut**. About 71% of the 2,193 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,395 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 Puthenchira Of every 100 households in Puthenchira in 2011, 97 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 53 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Puthenchira · ■ Mukundapuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **96% Toilet within the home ****99%** **98% No toilet (open defecation) ****1%** **1% Tap water ****26%** **22% Drinking water within premises ****86%** **84% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****53%** **40% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****46%** **59% Use banking services ****77%** **75% Television ****82%** **82% Mobile phone ****76%** **75% Computer with internet ****5%** **5% Two-wheeler ****29%** **28% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **9% None of these assets ****4%** **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 Puthenchira? ■ Puthenchira · ■ Mukundapuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****95.3%** **94.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1182** **1088 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****937** **969 Working population ****30.6%** **38.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 96.8% for men and 94.0% for women. 52% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 448 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 721 (11%) · **■** Household industry 118 (2%) · **■** Other work 4,151 (63%) · **■** Marginal 1,125 (17%) 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 - Mattathur30,718 people - Varandarappilly27,343 people - Alur23,075 people - Melur22,678 people - Kallur18,716 people - Kuttichira17,808 people - Vellikulangara16,854 people - Karalam16,594 people [All 33 villages in Mukundapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/thrissur/mukundapuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Puthenchira?680682 - How far is Puthenchira from Thrissur?43 km by road - What is the population of Puthenchira?21,416 (Census 2011) - Which district is Puthenchira in?Thrissur district (Mukundapuram sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Puthenchira?95.3% (Census 2011)