# Elanad Village, Talappilly, Thrissur (Kerala) – PIN Code

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Village · Talappilly, Thrissur 

# Elanad

Elanad is a village in Talappilly sub-district of Thrissur district, Kerala, PIN code **680586**. The 2011 Census counted **10,284 people in 2,467 households**, the 7th largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 91.5%.

- 10,284people (2011)
- 2,467households
- 86.1%literacy
- 680586PIN code

## Elanad PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Elanad is 680586.** Elanad falls in Talappilly sub-district, Thrissur district, Kerala.

- PIN code680586
- Gram panchayatPazhayannur
- Community development blockPazhayannur
- Census village code627755

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Elanad from nearby towns?

- Wadakkanchery (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Thrissur (district HQ)48 km by road
- Ottappalam (nearest town)32 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 Elanad?

26 services counted by the Census are inside Elanad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn 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
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn 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
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Pazhayannur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Wadakkanchery
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chelakkara
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated 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 Elanad known for?

The main crops are **rubber, vegetables and paddy**. About 69% of the 2,140 hectares of village land is sown, and 47 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 Elanad

Of every 100 households in Elanad in 2011, 91 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Elanad · ■ Talappilly rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****91%**

**95%

No toilet (open defecation) ****7%**

**4%

Tap water ****44%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****78%**

**77%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**77%

Use banking services ****69%**

**66%

Television ****67%**

**73%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**6%

None of these assets ****10%**

**7%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Elanad?

■ Elanad · ■ Talappilly rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.1%**

**91.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1065**

**1086

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****947**

**943

Working population ****38.6%**

**37.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.4% for men and 82.2% for women. 57% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 388 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 898 (23%) · **■** Household industry 13 (0%) · **■** Other work 1,923 (48%) · **■** Marginal 746 (19%)

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

- Mullurkara13,491 people
- Thiruvilwamala11,793 people
- Kondazhy11,507 people
- Venganellur10,664 people
- Vadakkethara10,261 people
- Perumpilavu9,896 people
- Painkulam9,517 people
- Killimangalam9,119 people

[All 42 villages in Talappilly](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/thrissur/talappilly/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Elanad?680586
- How far is Elanad from Thrissur?48 km by road
- What is the population of Elanad?10,284 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Elanad in?Thrissur district (Talappilly sub-district), Kerala
- What is the literacy rate of Elanad?86.1% (Census 2011)
