# Periya Village, Mananthavady, Wayanad (Kerala) – PIN Code

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Village · Mananthavady, Wayanad 

# Periya

Periya is a village in Mananthavady sub-district of Wayanad district, Kerala, PIN code **670644**. The 2011 Census counted **11,174 people in 2,571 households**, the 15th largest of 16 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 88.6%.

- 11,174people (2011)
- 2,571households
- 87.5%literacy
- 670644PIN code

## Periya PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Periya is 670644.** Periya falls in Mananthavady sub-district, Wayanad district, Kerala.

- PIN code670644
- Gram panchayatThavinhal
- Community development blockMananthavady
- Census village code627298

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

## How far is Periya from nearby towns?

- Mananthavady (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Kalpetta (district HQ)54 km by road
- Koothuparamba (nearest town)47 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 Periya?

24 services counted by the Census are inside Periya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 · 2 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●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
- ●Commercial bankIn 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 school10+ km · Thavinhal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mananthavady
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nalloornad
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, 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 Periya known for?

The main crops are **tea, banana and coffee**. About 47% of the 6,250 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,216 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 Periya

Of every 100 households in Periya in 2011, 78 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Periya · ■ Mananthavady rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**80%

Toilet within the home ****92%**

**91%

No toilet (open defecation) ****7%**

**7%

Tap water ****14%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**88%

Use banking services ****67%**

**74%

Television ****52%**

**55%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**10%

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

**6%

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

**11%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Periya?

■ Periya · ■ Mananthavady rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.5%**

**88.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1005**

**1024

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****881**

**955

Working population ****45.6%**

**40.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.1% for men and 84.1% for women. 60% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1,546 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,011 (20%) · **■** Household industry 47 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,507 (30%) · **■** Marginal 981 (19%)

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

- Panamaram12,683 people
- Kanjirangad11,811 people
- Thondernad11,752 people
- Cherukottur11,462 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 Periya?670644
- How far is Periya from Kalpetta?54 km by road
- What is the population of Periya?11,174 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Periya in?Wayanad district (Mananthavady sub-district), Kerala
- What is the literacy rate of Periya?87.5% (Census 2011)
