# Thazhekkad Village, Mukundapuram, Thrissur (Kerala) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/thrissur/mukundapuram/thazhekkad/ Village · Mukundapuram, Thrissur # Thazhekkad Thazhekkad is a village in Mukundapuram sub-district of Thrissur district, Kerala, PIN code **680697**. The 2011 Census counted **13,241 people in 3,369 households**, the 13th largest of 33 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 96.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 94.7%. - 13,241people (2011) - 3,369households - 96.7%literacy - 680697PIN code ## Thazhekkad PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thazhekkad is 680697.** Thazhekkad falls in Mukundapuram sub-district, Thrissur district, Kerala. - PIN code680697 - Gram panchayatAlur - Community development blockMala - Census village code627906 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thazhekkad from nearby towns? - Irinjalakuda (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Thrissur (district HQ)40 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 Thazhekkad? 29 services counted by the Census are inside Thazhekkad; 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 · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Chalakudy - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Mala - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Thazhekkad known for? The main crops are **paddy and coconut**. About 50% of the 1,196 hectares of village land is sown, and 884 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 Thazhekkad Of every 100 households in Thazhekkad in 2011, 97 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 43 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 12 a car. ■ Thazhekkad · ■ Mukundapuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **96% Toilet within the home ****99%** **98% No toilet (open defecation) ****1%** **1% Tap water ****13%** **22% Drinking water within premises ****87%** **84% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****43%** **40% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****56%** **59% Use banking services ****71%** **75% Television ****86%** **82% Mobile phone ****71%** **75% Computer with internet ****9%** **5% Two-wheeler ****36%** **28% Car / jeep / van ****12%** **9% None of these assets ****2%** **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 Thazhekkad? ■ Thazhekkad · ■ Mukundapuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****96.7%** **94.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1129** **1088 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1002** **969 Working population ****37.2%** **38.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 97.5% for men and 95.9% for women. 54% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 479 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 324 (7%) · **■** Household industry 69 (1%) · **■** Other work 2,947 (60%) · **■** Marginal 1,106 (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 - Kuttichira17,808 people - Vellikulangara16,854 people - Karalam16,594 people - Kizhakkummuri14,905 people - Alathur12,678 people - Kodassery12,575 people - Kottanellur11,133 people - Chengallur10,760 people [All 33 villages in Mukundapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/thrissur/mukundapuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thazhekkad?680697 - How far is Thazhekkad from Thrissur?40 km by road - What is the population of Thazhekkad?13,241 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thazhekkad in?Thrissur district (Mukundapuram sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Thazhekkad?96.7% (Census 2011)