# Painkulam Village, Talappilly, Thrissur (Kerala) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/thrissur/talappilly/painkulam/ Village · Talappilly, Thrissur # Painkulam Painkulam is a village in Talappilly sub-district of Thrissur district, Kerala, PIN code **679531**. The 2011 Census counted **9,517 people in 2,115 households**, the 10th largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 91.5%. - 9,517people (2011) - 2,115households - 90.0%literacy - 679531PIN code ## Painkulam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Painkulam is 679531.** Painkulam falls in Talappilly sub-district, Thrissur district, Kerala. - PIN code679531 - Gram panchayatPanjal - Community development blockPazhayannur - Census village code627722 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Painkulam from nearby towns? - Wadakkanchery (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Thrissur (district HQ)32 km by road - Shoranur (nearest town)6 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 Painkulam? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Painkulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn 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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Panjal - ○Degree college5–10 km · Shornur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Shoranur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)23 h summer · 23 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 Painkulam known for? The main crops are **paddy, rubber and coconut**. About 64% of the 1,396 hectares of village land is sown, and 258 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 Painkulam Of every 100 households in Painkulam in 2011, 93 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Painkulam · ■ Talappilly rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **95% Toilet within the home ****94%** **95% No toilet (open defecation) ****5%** **4% Tap water ****31%** **33% Drinking water within premises ****68%** **77% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%** **77% Use banking services ****69%** **66% Television ****70%** **73% Mobile phone ****77%** **73% Computer with internet ****2%** **3% Two-wheeler ****15%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **6% None of these assets ****7%** **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 Painkulam? ■ Painkulam · ■ Talappilly rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****90.0%** **91.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1091** **1086 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****952** **943 Working population ****37.0%** **37.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.5% for men and 86.8% for women. 56% of men and 20% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 113 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 431 (12%) · **■** Household industry 14 (0%) · **■** Other work 2,054 (58%) · **■** Marginal 909 (26%) 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 - Venganellur10,664 people - Elanad10,284 people - Vadakkethara10,261 people - Perumpilavu9,896 people - Killimangalam9,119 people - Kadangode9,016 people - Varavoor8,944 people - Thichur8,165 people [All 42 villages in Talappilly](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/thrissur/talappilly/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Painkulam?679531 - How far is Painkulam from Thrissur?32 km by road - What is the population of Painkulam?9,517 (Census 2011) - Which district is Painkulam in?Thrissur district (Talappilly sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Painkulam?90.0% (Census 2011)