# Krishnagiri Village, Sulthanbathery, Wayanad (Kerala)

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Village · Sulthanbathery, Wayanad 

# Krishnagiri

Krishnagiri is a village in Sulthanbathery sub-district of Wayanad district, Kerala, PIN code **673591**. The 2011 Census counted **12,952 people in 3,229 households**, the 14th largest of 15 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 89.4%.

- 12,952people (2011)
- 3,229households
- 90.7%literacy
- 673591PIN code

## Krishnagiri PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Krishnagiri is 673591.** Krishnagiri falls in Sulthanbathery sub-district, Wayanad district, Kerala.

- PIN code673591
- Gram panchayatAmbalavayal, Meenangadi
- Community development blockSulthan Bathery
- Census village code627316

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

## How far is Krishnagiri from nearby towns?

- Sulthanbathery (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Kalpetta (district HQ)17 km by road
- Kalpetta (nearest town)17 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 Krishnagiri?

21 services counted by the Census are inside Krishnagiri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 3 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 2 · 2 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Kuppady
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kuppady
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

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

The main crops are **coffee, pepper and paddy**. About 87% of the 2,151 hectares of village land is sown, and 398 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 Krishnagiri

Of every 100 households in Krishnagiri in 2011, 83 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Krishnagiri · ■ Sulthanbathery rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**80%

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

**91%

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

**7%

Tap water ****27%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**85%

Use banking services ****79%**

**78%

Television ****63%**

**60%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**8%

None of these assets ****8%**

**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 Krishnagiri?

■ Krishnagiri · ■ Sulthanbathery rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.7%**

**89.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996**

**1029

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****961**

**972

Working population ****47.4%**

**44.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.1% for men and 87.2% for women. 62% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 662 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,014 (17%) · **■** Household industry 24 (0%) · **■** Other work 3,342 (54%) · **■** Marginal 1,098 (18%)

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

- Nadavayal15,795 people
- Cheeral15,725 people
- Poothadi14,578 people
- Noolpuzha14,133 people
- Kidanganad9,122 people

[All 15 villages in Sulthanbathery](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/wayanad/sulthanbathery/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Krishnagiri?673591
- How far is Krishnagiri from Kalpetta?17 km by road
- What is the population of Krishnagiri?12,952 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Krishnagiri in?Wayanad district (Sulthanbathery sub-district), Kerala
- What is the literacy rate of Krishnagiri?90.7% (Census 2011)
