# Pilakkad Village, Talappilly, Thrissur (Kerala) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/thrissur/talappilly/pilakkad/ Village · Talappilly, Thrissur # Pilakkad Pilakkad is a village in Talappilly sub-district of Thrissur district, Kerala, PIN code **680585**. The 2011 Census counted **3,276 people in 774 households**, the 37th largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 91.5%. - 3,276people (2011) - 774households - 93.2%literacy - 680585PIN code ## Pilakkad PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pilakkad is 680585.** Pilakkad falls in Talappilly sub-district, Thrissur district, Kerala. - PIN code680585 - Gram panchayatVaravoor,Erumapetty - Community development blockWadakkanchery - Census village code627720 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pilakkad from nearby towns? - Wadakkanchery (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Thrissur (district HQ)34 km by road - Thrissur (nearest town)28 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 Pilakkad? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Pilakkad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Thalassery - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Varavoor - ○Degree college10+ km · Pallikkad - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Desamangalam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 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 Pilakkad known for? The main crops are **coconut**. About 37% of the 1,142 hectares of village land is sown, and 131 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 Pilakkad Of every 100 households in Pilakkad in 2011, 96 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Pilakkad · ■ Talappilly rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **95% Toilet within the home ****94%** **95% No toilet (open defecation) ****5%** **4% Tap water ****22%** **33% Drinking water within premises ****74%** **77% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **77% Use banking services ****54%** **66% Television ****65%** **73% Mobile phone ****75%** **73% Computer with internet ****2%** **3% Two-wheeler ****16%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **6% None of these assets ****8%** **7% Own their home ****95%** **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 Pilakkad? ■ Pilakkad · ■ Talappilly rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****93.2%** **91.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1037** **1086 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****859** **943 Working population ****35.7%** **37.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 95.5% for men and 91.0% for women. 54% of men and 18% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 57 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 179 (15%) · **■** Household industry 16 (1%) · **■** Other work 733 (63%) · **■** Marginal 186 (16%) 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 - Karumathara3,814 people - Kurumala3,536 people - Pampady3,515 people - Thalassery3,318 people - Kanipayyur3,245 people - Vennur3,023 people - Arangottukara3,013 people - Kiralur2,261 people [All 42 villages in Talappilly](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/thrissur/talappilly/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pilakkad?680585 - How far is Pilakkad from Thrissur?34 km by road - What is the population of Pilakkad?3,276 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pilakkad in?Thrissur district (Talappilly sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Pilakkad?93.2% (Census 2011)