# Padichira Village, Sulthanbathery, Wayanad (Kerala) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/wayanad/sulthanbathery/padichira/ Village · Sulthanbathery, Wayanad # Padichira Padichira is a village in Sulthanbathery sub-district of Wayanad district, Kerala, PIN code **673579**. The 2011 Census counted **28,970 people in 7,152 households**, the 2nd largest of 15 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 89.4%. - 28,970people (2011) - 7,152households - 92.6%literacy - 673579PIN code ## Padichira PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Padichira is 673579.** Padichira falls in Sulthanbathery sub-district, Wayanad district, Kerala. - PIN code673579 - Gram panchayatPulpalli, Mullenkolloy - Community development blockSulthan Bathery - Census village code627312 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Padichira from nearby towns? - Sulthanbathery (sub-district HQ)35 km by road - Kalpetta (district HQ)70 km by road - Kalpetta (nearest town)45 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 Padichira? 30 services counted by the Census are inside Padichira; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 10 govt · 9 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 6 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 3 · 3 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●Family 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 - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Meenangadi - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated 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 Padichira known for? The main crops are **pepper, paddy and coffee**. About 97% of the 4,951 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,537 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 Padichira Of every 100 households in Padichira in 2011, 81 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 9 a car. ■ Padichira · ■ Sulthanbathery rural average Electricity for lighting ****81%** **80% Toilet within the home ****94%** **91% No toilet (open defecation) ****4%** **7% Tap water ****29%** **24% Drinking water within premises ****57%** **60% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **13% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **85% Use banking services ****82%** **78% Television ****61%** **60% Mobile phone ****76%** **74% Computer with internet ****2%** **3% Two-wheeler ****14%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****9%** **8% None of these assets ****10%** **11% Own their home ****95%** **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 Padichira? ■ Padichira · ■ Sulthanbathery rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****92.6%** **89.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1011** **1029 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****973** **972 Working population ****45.2%** **44.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 94.6% for men and 90.6% for women. 61% of men and 29% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 3,270 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 3,460 (26%) · **■** Household industry 106 (1%) · **■** Other work 3,271 (25%) · **■** Marginal 2,976 (23%) 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 - Nenmeni31,225 people - Pulpalli28,322 people - Kuppadi26,662 people - Sulthanbathery23,333 people - Irulam21,052 people [All 15 villages in Sulthanbathery](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/wayanad/sulthanbathery/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Padichira?673579 - How far is Padichira from Kalpetta?70 km by road - What is the population of Padichira?28,970 (Census 2011) - Which district is Padichira in?Wayanad district (Sulthanbathery sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Padichira?92.6% (Census 2011)