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- LGD code
- 628046
- Pincode
- 686671
- Post office
- Pothanicaud
- Population
- 19,309
- Households
- 4,587
- Literacy rate
- 84.6%
- Sex ratio
- 1007 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 7,277
- Distance to district centre
- 29 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 18 km
- Distance to Thiruvananthapuram
- 170 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 342 km
- Nearest railway station
- Kaladi · 31 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Community health Centre Pallarimangalam · 1 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Pothanikkad compares
By population, Pothanikkad ranks #2 of 10 villages in Kothamangalam mandal.
Literacy rate
%
84.6%
−0.5% vs mandal average
- Pothanikkad
- 84.6%
- Kothamangalam mandal
- 85.1%
- Ernakulam district
- 87.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,007
−7 vs mandal average
- Pothanikkad
- 1,007
- Kothamangalam mandal
- 1,014
Household size
people per home
4.2
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Pothanikkad
- 4.2
- Kothamangalam mandal
- 4.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Pothanikkad at a glance
Pothanikkad is a village of 19,309 people in 4,587 households (Census 2011) in Kothamangalam taluk, Ernakulam district, Kerala, the 2nd-largest of 10 villages in Kothamangalam taluk. Literacy is 85%, about the same as the taluk average of 85% and the sex ratio is 1,007 women per 1,000 men. It lies 29 km from the Ernakulam district centre, 5 km from Varappetty, the nearest town, 31 km from Kaladi railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 686671, served by Pothanicaud post office; the LGD village code is 628046. Mapped within or next to the village: bank, post office. The village votes in Perumbavoor assembly constituency, represented by MLA Adv Eldose P Kunnapillil. The population is estimated at 22,765 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Pothanikkad →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pothanikkad · this village | 19,309 | 85% | — |
| Pallarimangalam · Kothamangalam | — | — | 1 km W |
| Varappetty · Kothamangalam | 18,867 | 87% | 5.4 km W |
| Mulavoor · Muvattupuzha | 33,901 | 83% | 7.9 km W |
| Keerampara · Kothamangalam | 12,258 | 84% | 8.2 km N |
| Enanalloor · Muvattupuzha | 22,561 | 87% | 8.4 km SW |
| Kalloorkkad · Muvattupuzha | 12,911 | 89% | 9 km S |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Pothanikkad
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 24
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 5
- Middle school
- 3
- Secondary school
- 2
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 2
- Community health centre
- 1
- Dispensary
- 1
- Veterinary hospital
- 2
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- Yes
- ATM
- Yes
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- Kothamangalam
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 12
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 47
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 12
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Pothanikkad, Pallarimangalam
- Total area (ha)
- 2,434
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 240.84
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Pothanikkad
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Pothanikkad
- LGD code
- 628046
- Pincode
- 686671
- Post office
- Pothanicaud
- Population (Census 2011)
- 19,309
- Population (projected 2026)
- 22,765
- Households
- 4,587
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1007
- Literacy rate
- 84.6%
- Coordinates
- 10.03050°N, 76.67527°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Chalakudy
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Perumbavoor
- Member of Parliament
- Benny Behanan
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Adv Eldose P Kunnapillil
- Block / Mandal
- Kothamangalam
- Nearest post office
- Koovalloor Post Office (1.5 km)
- Nearest bank
- Pothanicad Farmer's Cooperative Bank (1.3 km)
Getting there
How to reach Pothanikkad
Distance to cities · straight line
- Thiruvananthapuram170 kmcapital
- Bengaluru342 km
- Chennai518 km
- Hyderabad841 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationKaladi31 km
- Bus stopKSRTC;Private1 km
- Hospital / PHCCommunity health Centre Pallarimangalam1 km
- ATM / bankPothanicad Farmer's Cooperative Bank1 km
- Petrol pumpHp petrol pump4 km
- CollegeMar Baselios Institute Of Technology And Science,Nellimattom,Kothamangalam3 km
- Police stationPolice Aid Post12 km
Nearest to the village
- Bus stop
- Ayurveda Hospital1.4 km
- Health centre
- Community health Centre Pallarimangalam1.4 km
- Bank / ATM
- Pothanicad Farmer's Cooperative Bank1.3 km
Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km
- ✓ Bank
- ✓ Post office
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Pothanikkad
3 Temples, 4 Mosques, 1 Church mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Pothanikkad
10 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 🎓St. Mary's High SchoolHigh school2.6 km ↗
- 📚Public Library And Reading RoomLibrary2.7 km ↗
- 🎓Mar Baselios Institute Of Technology And Science,Nellimattom,KothamangalamCollege2.9 km ↗
- 🎓MBITSCollege2.9 km ↗
- 🎓Mar Baselios Institute Of Technology And Science Engineering CollegeCollege3.0 km ↗
- 🏫St. Joseph`s LP And UPS NellimattamSchool3.2 km ↗
- 🏫Government U P School , PulinthanamSchool3.4 km ↗
- 🏫MUSLIM PRIMARY SCHOOL,MYLOORSchool3.6 km ↗
- 📚Central Library, KavalangadLibrary3.8 km ↗
- 📚Victory Library, PareekanniLibrary4.0 km ↗
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 686671
Villages near Pothanikkad
Other villages in Kothamangalam mandal
View all 12 →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-24
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)