# Pulakode Village, Talappilly, Thrissur (Kerala) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Talappilly, Thrissur 

# Pulakode

Pulakode is a village in Talappilly sub-district of Thrissur district, Kerala, PIN code **680586**. The 2011 Census counted **6,456 people in 1,567 households**, the 23rd largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 91.5%.

- 6,456people (2011)
- 1,567households
- 91.2%literacy
- 680586PIN code

## Pulakode PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code680586
- Gram panchayatChelakkara
- Community development blockPazhayannur
- Census village code627752

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

## How far is Pulakode from nearby towns?

- Wadakkanchery (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Thrissur (district HQ)37 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 Pulakode?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Pulakode; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chelakkara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Wadakkanchery
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Thonoorkara
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ 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 Pulakode known for?

The main crops are **paddy, rubber and vegetables**. About 41% of the 1,623 hectares of village land is sown, and 199 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 Pulakode

Of every 100 households in Pulakode in 2011, 94 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Pulakode · ■ Talappilly rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**95%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**4%

Tap water ****52%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****75%**

**77%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%**

**77%

Use banking services ****69%**

**66%

Television ****68%**

**73%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**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 Pulakode?

■ Pulakode · ■ Talappilly rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.2%**

**91.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1073**

**1086

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****967**

**943

Working population ****37.0%**

**37.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.1% for men and 88.5% for women. 57% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 214 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 434 (18%) · **■** Household industry 35 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,338 (56%) · **■** Marginal 370 (15%)

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

- Thonnurkara6,799 people
- Vellattanjur6,704 people
- Mayannur6,660 people
- Chemmanthatta6,538 people
- Panjal6,388 people
- Vellarakkad5,771 people
- Pangarappilly5,467 people
- Parlikad4,771 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pulakode?680586
- How far is Pulakode from Thrissur?37 km by road
- What is the population of Pulakode?6,456 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pulakode in?Thrissur district (Talappilly sub-district), Kerala
- What is the literacy rate of Pulakode?91.2% (Census 2011)