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Village snapshot
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- LGD code
- 628532
- Pincode
- 695506
- Post office
- Uchakada
- Population
- 31,918
- Households
- 8,041
- Literacy rate
- 80.4%
- Sex ratio
- 1039 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 11,782
- Distance to district centre
- 44 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 6 km
- Distance to Thiruvananthapuram
- 29 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 519 km
- Nearest railway station
- Parassala · 6 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- JJS Homeo Hospital · 2 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Karode compares
By population, Karode ranks #6 of 12 villages in Neyyattinkara mandal.
Literacy rate
%
80.4%
−1.2% vs mandal average
- Karode
- 80.4%
- Neyyattinkara mandal
- 81.6%
- Thiruvananthapuram district
- 84.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,039
+3 vs mandal average
- Karode
- 1,039
- Neyyattinkara mandal
- 1,036
Household size
people per home
4.0
Same as the mandal average
- Karode
- 4.0
- Neyyattinkara mandal
- 4.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Karode at a glance
Karode is a village of 31,918 people in 8,041 households (Census 2011) in Neyyattinkara taluk, Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala, the 6th-largest of 12 villages in Neyyattinkara taluk. Literacy is 80%, 1 points below the taluk average of 82% and the sex ratio is 1,039 women per 1,000 men. It lies 44 km from the Thiruvananthapuram district centre, 2 km from Kulathoor, the nearest town, 6 km from Parassala railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 695506, served by Uchakada post office; the LGD village code is 628532. Mapped within or next to the village: primary school. The village votes in Neyyattinkara assembly constituency, represented by MLA K. Ansalan. The population is estimated at 37,631 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Karode →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karode · this village | 31,918 | 80% | — |
| Choozhal · Killiyoor | — | — | 2.1 km SE |
| Kulathoor · Neyyattinkara | 32,394 | 77% | 2.3 km W |
| Methukummal · Killiyoor | — | — | 3.6 km SE |
| Poovar · Neyyattinkara | — | — | 4.8 km W |
| Thirupuram · Neyyattinkara | 38,351 | 84% | 5.5 km NW |
| Athencode · Killiyoor | — | — | 7.2 km E |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Karode
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- 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
- 7
- Middle school
- 3
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 1
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- 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
- Neyyattinkara
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 15
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 30
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 15
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Karode
- Total area (ha)
- 1,413
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 1,257
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Karode
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Karode
- LGD code
- 628532
- Pincode
- 695506
- Post office
- Uchakada
- Population (Census 2011)
- 31,918
- Population (projected 2026)
- 37,631
- Households
- 8,041
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1039
- Literacy rate
- 80.4%
- Coordinates
- 8.32571°N, 77.11393°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Thiruvananthapuram
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Neyyattinkara
- Member of Parliament
- Shashi Tharoor
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- K. Ansalan
- Block / Mandal
- Neyyattinkara
Getting there
How to reach Karode
Distance to cities · straight line
- Thiruvananthapuram29 kmcapital
- Bengaluru519 km
- Chennai631 km
- Hyderabad1018 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationParassala6 km
- Bus stopPazhaya Uchakkada2 km
- Hospital / PHCJJS Homeo Hospital2 km
- ATM / bankSBI2 km
- Petrol pumpPetrol Pump Poovar5 km
- CollegeMalankara Catholic College, Mariagiri6 km
- Police stationKollencode Police Station4 km
Nearest to the village
- Bus stop
- Pazhaya Uchakkada1.8 km
Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km
- ✓ Primary school
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Karode
7 Temples, 1 Church mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕Kulathoor Phanamugham Devi TempleTemple1.9 km ↗
- 🛕Kulathoor MudipuraTemple1.9 km ↗
- 🛕shiva templeTemple2.6 km ↗
- 🛕Sree Shivashakthi Mahaganapathi templeTemple3.2 km ↗
- 🛕Arayoor Sree MahadevarTemple3.5 km ↗
- 🛕Sree Mahadeva TempleTemple3.6 km ↗
- ⛪St. Joseph's Malankara Syrian Catholic Church, FathimanagarChurch3.7 km ↗
- 🛕Arayoor Major Sree Mahadeva TempleTemple3.7 km ↗
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Karode
10 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 🏫Hms Lps Karodu SchoolSchool<1 km ↗
- 📚Kalagramam Library Sports&Arts ClubLibrary1.4 km ↗
- 🏫Lms Lps Embilikonam SchoolSchool1.6 km ↗
- 🏫GOVT V&H.S.S KulathoorSchool1.6 km ↗
- 🏫Lekshmi Central SchoolSchool1.6 km ↗
- 🏫Mar Ivanios Bethanyem School, KarodeSchool1.8 km ↗
- 📚Nethaji Youvajana SangamLibrary1.9 km ↗
- 🏫Jawahar Public School,KarodeSchool2.0 km ↗
- 🏫Karunya Special School - UchakkadaSchool2.1 km ↗
- 🏫Rc Lps Uchakkada SchoolSchool2.2 km ↗
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 695506
Villages near Karode
Other villages in Neyyattinkara mandal
View all 20 →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)