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- LGD code
- 627457
- Pincode
- 676517
- Post office
- Pookkottur
- Population
- 37,636
- Households
- 7,032
- Literacy rate
- 79.7%
- Sex ratio
- 1046 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 9,081
- Distance to district centre
- 12 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 13 km
- Distance to Thiruvananthapuram
- 302 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 267 km
- Nearest railway station
- Pattikkad · 20 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Primary Health Centre Pookottur · 2 km
जनगणना 2011 · तुलनेत
Pookkottur ची तुलना
By population, Pookkottur ranks #3 of 15 villages in Ernad mandal.
Literacy rate
%
79.7%
−0.5% vs mandal average
- Pookkottur
- 79.7%
- Ernad mandal
- 80.2%
- Malappuram district
- 80.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,046
−5 vs mandal average
- Pookkottur
- 1,046
- Ernad mandal
- 1,051
Household size
people per home
5.4
+0.3 vs mandal average
- Pookkottur
- 5.4
- Ernad mandal
- 5.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Pookkottur एका दृष्टिक्षेपात
Pookkottur हे केरळच्या मलप्पुरम जिल्ह्यातील Ernad तालुकामधील 37,636 लोकसंख्येचे 7,032 कुटुंबांत (जनगणना 2011) गाव आहे, जे Ernad तालुकामधील 15 गावांत 3वे मोठे आहे. साक्षरता 80% आहे, तालुका सरासरी 80% च्या जवळपास आणि लिंग गुणोत्तर दर 1,000 पुरुषांमागे 1,046 स्त्रिया. हे मलप्पुरम जिल्हा केंद्रापासून 12 किमी, जवळचे शहर Pulpattaपासून 6 किमी, Pattikkad रेल्वे स्थानकापासून 20 किमी आहे (सरळ रेषेतील अंतर). पिनकोड 676517 आहे, Pookkottur पोस्ट ऑफिसद्वारे; एलजीडी गाव कोड 627457 आहे. गावात किंवा जवळ नोंदलेले: primary school, high school, bank. गाव Mankada विधानसभा मतदारसंघात येते, आमदार Manjalamkuzhi Ali. 2026 मध्ये अंदाजे लोकसंख्या 44,373, 2011 पेक्षा 18% जास्त.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Pookkottur
- Treated tap water
- No
- 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)
- 23
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 7
- Middle school
- 3
- Secondary school
- 2
- Senior secondary
- 2
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 3
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 1
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- 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)
- 8
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 12
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 8
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Pookkottur
- Total area (ha)
- 2,062
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 417.58
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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मुख्य माहिती — Pookkottur
- LGD code
- 627457
- Pincode
- 676517
- Post office
- Pookkottur
- Population (Census 2011)
- 37,636
- Population (projected 2026)
- 44,373
- Households
- 7,032
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1046
- Literacy rate
- 79.7%
- Coordinates
- 11.09667°N, 76.06445°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 bank
- Kerala Gramin Bank (0.1 km)
जाण्याचा मार्ग
Pookkottur ला कसे जायचे
शहरांपासूनचे अंतर · सरळ रेषा
- Thiruvananthapuram302 kmcapital
- Bengaluru267 km
- Chennai508 km
- Hyderabad746 km
प्रकारानुसार जवळचे · प्रदेशात कुठेही
- Railway stationPattikkad20 km
- Bus stopvalluvambram bus stop4 km
- Hospital / PHCPrimary Health Centre Pookottur2 km
- ATM / bankKerala Gramin Bank<1 km
- Petrol pumpNayara fuel station<1 km
- CollegeCcsit Manjeri6 km
- Police stationPolice Station, Malappuram6 km
Nearest to the village
- Health centre
- Primary Health Centre Pookottur1.6 km
- Bank / ATM
- Kerala Gramin Bankunder 1 km
- Petrol pump
- Nayara fuel stationunder 1 km
Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km
- ✓ Primary school
- ✓ High school
- ✓ Bank
प्रार्थनास्थळे · 5 किमीच्या आत
Temples & shrines near Pookkottur
7 Temples, 1 Mosque mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕cheruvellur shiva templeTemple1.9 km ↗
- 🛕Thaliyilkotta Mahadeva Temple PullanurTemple2.4 km ↗
- 🛕vellur templeTemple2.4 km ↗
- 🛕Pullanur Sri Durga Bhagavathi TempleTemple2.6 km ↗
- 🛕ambhli templeTemple2.9 km ↗
- 🛕velluvambram krishna templeTemple3.1 km ↗
- 🛕Brahmasthanam TempleTemple3.2 km ↗
- 🕌Madin Grand MasjidMosque3.7 km ↗
शिक्षण · 5 किमीच्या आत
Schools & colleges near Pookkottur
10 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 🎓Pookkottur highschool groundHigh school1.5 km ↗
- 🏫GHSS School Ground,AravangaraSchool1.5 km ↗
- 🏫amlp school groundSchool2.0 km ↗
- 🏫ALower Primary School NoorengalmukkuSchool2.2 km ↗
- 📚Public LibraryLibrary2.3 km ↗
- 🎓MMET Higher Secondary School GroundHigh school3.1 km ↗
- 🏫HSAUP SCHOOL GROUNDSchool3.1 km ↗
- 📚Library, KaruthodiLibrary3.7 km ↗
- 🏫GLPS narukaraSchool3.9 km ↗
- 📚Alivu Library, PoothanparambuLibrary4.2 km ↗
तोच पिनकोड
Villages sharing pincode 676517
Pookkottur जवळची गावे
Ernad मंडळ मधील इतर गावे
View all 22 →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, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)