# Cherukottur Village, Mananthavady, Wayanad (Kerala) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/wayanad/mananthavady/cherukottur/ Village · Mananthavady, Wayanad # Cherukottur Cherukottur is a village in Mananthavady sub-district of Wayanad district, Kerala, PIN code **670721**. The 2011 Census counted **11,462 people in 2,540 households**, the 14th largest of 16 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 88.6%. - 11,462people (2011) - 2,540households - 88.2%literacy - 670721PIN code ## Cherukottur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Cherukottur is 670721.** Cherukottur falls in Mananthavady sub-district, Wayanad district, Kerala. - PIN code670721 - Gram panchayatPanamaram - Community development blockMananthavady - Census village code627303 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Cherukottur from nearby towns? - Mananthavady (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Kalpetta (district HQ)18 km by road - Kalpetta (nearest town)18 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 Cherukottur? 24 services counted by the Census are inside Cherukottur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn 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 - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Panamaram - ○Degree college10+ km · Mananthavady - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mananthavady - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)24 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 Cherukottur known for? The main crops are **paddy, banana and coffee**. About 63% of the 1,810 hectares of village land is sown, and 104 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 Cherukottur Of every 100 households in Cherukottur in 2011, 84 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Cherukottur · ■ Mananthavady rural average Electricity for lighting ****84%** **80% Toilet within the home ****90%** **91% No toilet (open defecation) ****6%** **7% Tap water ****10%** **20% Drinking water within premises ****59%** **57% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **10% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **88% Use banking services ****82%** **74% Television ****55%** **55% Mobile phone ****76%** **74% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****11%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **6% None of these assets ****11%** **11% Own their home ****94%** **93% 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 Cherukottur? ■ Cherukottur · ■ Mananthavady rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****88.2%** **88.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1002** **1024 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1060** **955 Working population ****41.8%** **40.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.6% for men and 83.8% for women. 55% of men and 28% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 612 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,067 (22%) · **■** Household industry 53 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,462 (31%) · **■** Marginal 1,594 (33%) 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 Mananthavady - Thirunelly12,878 people - Panamaram12,683 people - Kanjirangad11,811 people - Thondernad11,752 people - Periya11,174 people - Valat10,799 people [All 16 villages in Mananthavady](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/wayanad/mananthavady/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Cherukottur?670721 - How far is Cherukottur from Kalpetta?18 km by road - What is the population of Cherukottur?11,462 (Census 2011) - Which district is Cherukottur in?Wayanad district (Mananthavady sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Cherukottur?88.2% (Census 2011)