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- LGD code
- 627464
- Pincode
- 676521
- Post office
- Pandikkad
- Population
- 18,406
- Households
- 3,578
- Literacy rate
- 81.2%
- Sex ratio
- 1109 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 4,727
- Distance to district centre
- 20 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 8 km
- Distance to Thiruvananthapuram
- 296 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 256 km
- Nearest railway station
- Melattur · 6 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Alhaya Unani Hospital · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Pandikkad compares
By population, Pandikkad ranks #10 of 15 villages in Ernad mandal.
Literacy rate
%
81.2%
+1.0% vs mandal average
- Pandikkad
- 81.2%
- Ernad mandal
- 80.2%
- Malappuram district
- 80.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,109
+58 vs mandal average
- Pandikkad
- 1,109
- Ernad mandal
- 1,051
Household size
people per home
5.1
Same as the mandal average
- Pandikkad
- 5.1
- Ernad mandal
- 5.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Pandikkad at a glance
Pandikkad is a village of 18,406 people in 3,578 households (Census 2011) in Ernad taluk, Malappuram district, Kerala, the 10th-largest of 15 villages in Ernad taluk. Literacy is 81%, 1 points above the taluk average of 80% and the sex ratio is 1,109 women per 1,000 men. It lies 20 km from the Malappuram district centre, 6 km from Keezhattur, the nearest town, 6 km from Melattur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 676521, served by Pandikkad post office; the LGD village code is 627464. Mapped within or next to the village: primary school, primary health centre, bank. The village votes in Mankada assembly constituency, represented by MLA Manjalamkuzhi Ali. The population is estimated at 21,701 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Pandikkad →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pandikkad · this village | 18,406 | 81% | — |
| Chemmanthatta · Kunnamkulam | 6,538 | 84% | 2.7 km S |
| Keezhattur · Perinthalmanna | 20,457 | 82% | 5.7 km SE |
| Edappatta · Perinthalmanna | 22,729 | 79% | 6.4 km E |
| Chembrasseri · Ernad | 14,474 | 80% | 6.8 km NE |
| Melattur · Perinthalmanna | 27,250 | 81% | 6.8 km SE |
| Elankur · Ernad | 20,453 | 79% | 7.5 km NW |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Pandikkad
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 24
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 6
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 3
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 1
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- 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
- Manjeri
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 13
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 27
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 15
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Pandikkad
- Total area (ha)
- 1,737
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 1,521.46
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Pandikkad
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Pandikkad
- LGD code
- 627464
- Pincode
- 676521
- Post office
- Pandikkad
- Population (Census 2011)
- 18,406
- Population (projected 2026)
- 21,701
- Households
- 3,578
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1109
- Literacy rate
- 81.2%
- Coordinates
- 11.09583°N, 76.22361°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Malappuram
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Mankada
- Member of Parliament
- E. T. Muhammed Basheer
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Manjalamkuzhi Ali
- Block / Mandal
- Ernad
- Nearest police station
- Police Station, Pandikkad (0.1 km)
- Nearest PHC
- Noor Eye Clinic (0.3 km)
- Nearest bank
- Federal Bank (0.0 km)
Getting there
How to reach Pandikkad
Distance to cities · straight line
- Thiruvananthapuram296 kmcapital
- Bengaluru256 km
- Chennai492 km
- Hyderabad741 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationMelattur6 km
- Bus stophighscool padi1 km
- Hospital / PHCAlhaya Unani Hospital<1 km
- ATM / bankFederal Bank<1 km
- Petrol pumpEssar<1 km
- CollegeEranad Knowledge city,Cherukulam, Manjeri6 km
- Police stationPolice Station, Pandikkad<1 km
Nearest to the village
- Health centre
- Alhaya Unani Hospitalunder 1 km
- Bank / ATM
- Federal Bankunder 1 km
- Petrol pump
- Essarunder 1 km
Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km
- ✓ Primary school
- ✓ Primary health centre
- ✓ Bank
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Pandikkad
2 Mosques, 6 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Pandikkad
4 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 676521
Villages near Pandikkad
Other villages in Ernad mandal
View all 22 →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-20
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)