# Irulam Village, Sulthanbathery, Wayanad (Kerala) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/wayanad/sulthanbathery/irulam/ Village · Sulthanbathery, Wayanad # Irulam Irulam is a village in Sulthanbathery sub-district of Wayanad district, Kerala, PIN code **673579**. The 2011 Census counted **21,052 people in 5,259 households**, the 6th largest of 15 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 89.4%. - 21,052people (2011) - 5,259households - 87.7%literacy - 673579PIN code ## Irulam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Irulam is 673579.** Irulam falls in Sulthanbathery sub-district, Wayanad district, Kerala. - PIN code673579 - Gram panchayatPoothadi - Community development blockSulthan Bathery - Census village code627314 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Irulam from nearby towns? - Sulthanbathery (sub-district HQ)19 km by road - Kalpetta (district HQ)27 km by road - Kalpetta (nearest town)27 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 Irulam? 29 services counted by the Census are inside Irulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 4 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 2 · 4 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 2 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 2 · 2 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 - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Pulpally - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sulthanbathery - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, 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 Irulam known for? The main crops are **pepper, coffee and paddy**. Products made here include bags and pot. About 60% of the 4,943 hectares of village land is sown, and 318 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 Irulam Of every 100 households in Irulam in 2011, 70 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Irulam · ■ Sulthanbathery rural average Electricity for lighting ****70%** **80% Toilet within the home ****88%** **91% No toilet (open defecation) ****10%** **7% Tap water ****20%** **24% Drinking water within premises ****47%** **60% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **13% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **85% Use banking services ****72%** **78% Television ****52%** **60% Mobile phone ****71%** **74% Computer with internet ****1%** **3% Two-wheeler ****10%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **8% None of these assets ****12%** **11% Own their home ****96%** **92% 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 Irulam? ■ Irulam · ■ Sulthanbathery rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****87.7%** **89.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1012** **1029 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****981** **972 Working population ****48.2%** **44.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.8% for men and 84.7% for women. 62% of men and 35% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,503 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,663 (26%) · **■** Household industry 54 (1%) · **■** Other work 3,247 (32%) · **■** Marginal 2,683 (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 Sulthanbathery - Padichira28,970 people - Pulpalli28,322 people - Kuppadi26,662 people - Sulthanbathery23,333 people - Purakkadi21,022 people - Thomattuchal17,984 people - Ambalavayal16,988 people - Nadavayal15,795 people [All 15 villages in Sulthanbathery](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/wayanad/sulthanbathery/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Irulam?673579 - How far is Irulam from Kalpetta?27 km by road - What is the population of Irulam?21,052 (Census 2011) - Which district is Irulam in?Wayanad district (Sulthanbathery sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Irulam?87.7% (Census 2011)