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

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Village · Talappilly, Thrissur 

# Kurumala

Kurumala is a village in Talappilly sub-district of Thrissur district, Kerala, PIN code **680586**. The 2011 Census counted **3,536 people in 874 households**, the 34th largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 91.5%.

- 3,536people (2011)
- 874households
- 90.9%literacy
- 680586PIN code

## Kurumala PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code680586
- Gram panchayatChelakkara
- Community development blockPazhayannur
- Census village code627749

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

## How far is Kurumala from nearby towns?

- Wadakkanchery (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Thrissur (district HQ)35 km by road
- Shoranur (nearest town)15 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 Kurumala?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Kurumala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chelakkara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Wadakanchery
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Chelakkara
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated 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 Kurumala known for?

The main crops are **rubber, paddy and vegetables**. About 63% of the 489 hectares of village land is sown, and 178 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 Kurumala

Of every 100 households in Kurumala in 2011, 94 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Kurumala · ■ Talappilly rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****93%**

**95%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**4%

Tap water ****56%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****81%**

**77%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

**77%

Use banking services ****68%**

**66%

Television ****69%**

**73%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**19%

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

**6%

None of these assets ****9%**

**7%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Kurumala?

■ Kurumala · ■ Talappilly rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.9%**

**91.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1081**

**1086

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833**

**943

Working population ****45.6%**

**37.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.3% for men and 88.7% for women. 61% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 147 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 362 (22%) · **■** Household industry 42 (3%) · **■** Other work 734 (46%) · **■** Marginal 326 (20%)

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

- Puthuruthy4,390 people
- Chelakode4,236 people
- Mangad3,989 people
- Karumathara3,814 people
- Pampady3,515 people
- Thalassery3,318 people
- Pilakkad3,276 people
- Kanipayyur3,245 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kurumala?680586
- How far is Kurumala from Thrissur?35 km by road
- What is the population of Kurumala?3,536 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kurumala in?Thrissur district (Talappilly sub-district), Kerala
- What is the literacy rate of Kurumala?90.9% (Census 2011)
