# Achooranam Village, Vythiri, Wayanad (Kerala) – PIN Code

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Village · Vythiri, Wayanad 

# Achooranam

Achooranam is a village in Vythiri sub-district of Wayanad district, Kerala, PIN code **673575**. The 2011 Census counted **11,998 people in 2,684 households**, the 8th largest of 17 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 88.8%.

- 11,998people (2011)
- 2,684households
- 86.6%literacy
- 673575PIN code

## Achooranam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Achooranam is 673575.** Achooranam falls in Vythiri sub-district, Wayanad district, Kerala.

- PIN code673575
- Gram panchayatPozhuthana
- Community development blockKalpetta
- Census village code627333

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

## How far is Achooranam from nearby towns?

- Kalpetta (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Kalpetta (district HQ)8 km by road
- Kalpetta (nearest town)8 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 Achooranam?

22 services counted by the Census are inside Achooranam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 3
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●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
- ●Commercial 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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Vengappally
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kalpetta
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated 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 Achooranam known for?

The main crops are **coffee, arecanut and banana**. About 87% of the 2,032 hectares of village land is sown, and 650 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 Achooranam

Of every 100 households in Achooranam in 2011, 86 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Achooranam · ■ Vythiri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****93%**

**93%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**5%

Tap water ****43%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****67%**

**62%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**88%

Use banking services ****80%**

**74%

Television ****61%**

**61%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**6%

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

**9%

Own their home ****85%**

**85%

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 Achooranam?

■ Achooranam · ■ Vythiri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.6%**

**88.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1086**

**1053

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****927**

**968

Working population ****39.4%**

**39.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.3% for men and 82.4% for women. 54% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 329 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 800 (17%) · **■** Household industry 13 (0%) · **■** Other work 2,653 (56%) · **■** Marginal 927 (20%)

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 Vythiri

- Muttil South22,355 people
- Kottathara17,295 people
- Padinharethara16,146 people
- Muttil North12,382 people
- Vengappally11,692 people
- Kunnathidavaka10,309 people
- Kavumannam10,106 people
- Kuppadithara9,761 people

[All 17 villages in Vythiri](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/wayanad/vythiri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Achooranam?673575
- How far is Achooranam from Kalpetta?8 km by road
- What is the population of Achooranam?11,998 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Achooranam in?Wayanad district (Vythiri sub-district), Kerala
- What is the literacy rate of Achooranam?86.6% (Census 2011)