# Chowwannur Village, Talappilly, Thrissur (Kerala) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/thrissur/talappilly/chowwannur/ Village · Talappilly, Thrissur # Chowwannur Chowwannur is a village in Talappilly sub-district of Thrissur district, Kerala, PIN code **680517**. The 2011 Census counted **6,907 people in 1,616 households**, the 18th largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 96.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 91.5%. - 6,907people (2011) - 1,616households - 96.7%literacy - 680517PIN code ## Chowwannur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chowwannur is 680517.** Chowwannur falls in Talappilly sub-district, Thrissur district, Kerala. - PIN code680517 - Gram panchayatChowwannur - Community development blockChowwannur - Census village code627736 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chowwannur from nearby towns? - Wadakkanchery (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Thrissur (district HQ)26 km by road - Kunnamkulam (nearest town)2 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 Chowwannur? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Chowwannur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●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 - ●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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kunnamkulam - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Kunnamkulam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, 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 Chowwannur known for? The main crops are **paddy, arecanut and coconut**. About 64% of the 126 hectares of village land is sown, and 126 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 Chowwannur Of every 100 households in Chowwannur in 2011, 99 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 32 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 9 a car. ■ Chowwannur · ■ Talappilly rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **95% Toilet within the home ****98%** **95% No toilet (open defecation) ****0%** **4% Tap water ****9%** **33% Drinking water within premises ****88%** **77% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****32%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%** **77% Use banking services ****63%** **66% Television ****81%** **73% Mobile phone ****76%** **73% Computer with internet ****7%** **3% Two-wheeler ****27%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****9%** **6% None of these assets ****4%** **7% Own their home ****93%** **95% 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 Chowwannur? ■ Chowwannur · ■ Talappilly rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****96.7%** **91.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1129** **1086 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****989** **943 Working population ****33.7%** **37.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 97.5% for men and 96.0% for women. 55% of men and 15% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 68 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 209 (9%) · **■** Household industry 64 (3%) · **■** Other work 1,592 (68%) · **■** Marginal 396 (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 Talappilly - Thichur8,165 people - Manalithara7,581 people - Attoor7,327 people - Pallur7,197 people - Thonnurkara6,799 people - Vellattanjur6,704 people - Mayannur6,660 people - Chemmanthatta6,538 people [All 42 villages in Talappilly](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/thrissur/talappilly/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chowwannur?680517 - How far is Chowwannur from Thrissur?26 km by road - What is the population of Chowwannur?6,907 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chowwannur in?Thrissur district (Talappilly sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Chowwannur?96.7% (Census 2011)