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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
జనగణన 2011 · పోలిక
Pookkottur ఇతరులతో పోలిస్తే
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 ఒక్క చూపులో
Pookkottur కేరళలోని మలప్పురం జిల్లా, Ernad తాలూకాలో 37,636 జనాభా 7,032 కుటుంబాలలో (జనగణన 2011) గల గ్రామం, Ernad తాలూకాలోని 15 గ్రామాలలో 3వ పెద్దది. అక్షరాస్యత 80%, తాలూకా సగటు 80%కి దాదాపు సమానం మరియు లింగ నిష్పత్తి ప్రతి 1,000 పురుషులకు 1,046 మహిళలు. ఇది మలప్పురం జిల్లా కేంద్రం నుండి 12 కి.మీ, సమీప పట్టణం Pulpatta నుండి 6 కి.మీ, Pattikkad రైల్వే స్టేషన్ నుండి 20 కి.మీ ఉంది (సరళ రేఖ దూరాలు). పిన్కోడ్ 676517, Pookkottur పోస్టాఫీసు పరిధిలో; LGD గ్రామ కోడ్ 627457. గ్రామంలో లేదా సమీపంలో గుర్తించినవి: primary school, high school, bank. గ్రామం Mankada అసెంబ్లీ నియోజకవర్గంలో ఉంది, ఎమ్మెల్యే Manjalamkuzhi Ali. 2026లో జనాభా సుమారు 44,373, 2011 జనగణన కంటే 18% ఎక్కువ.
గ్రామ పంచాయతీ: Pookkottur →
సమీప గ్రామాల పోలిక
పక్కపక్కన పోల్చండి →Complete this village · 2/7
Add what you know →- Sarpanch nameWho leads the gram panchayat today
- Panchayat contactA number residents can call
- Pincode
- About the villageA few sentences on history and livelihood
- A photoTemple, school, fields — anything from the village
- A festival or jatara
- A notable personTeacher, soldier, sportsperson, entrepreneur
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.
Notice board · Pookkottur
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
ముఖ్య వివరాలు — 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)
చేరుకోవడం
Pookkottur ఎలా చేరుకోవాలి
నగరాలకు దూరం · సరళ రేఖ
- Thiruvananthapuram302 kmcapital
- Bengaluru267 km
- Chennai508 km
- Hyderabad746 km
రకం వారీగా సమీపం · ప్రాంతంలో ఎక్కడైనా
- 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
ఆరాధనా స్థలాలు · 5 కి.మీ లోపు
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 ↗
విద్య · 5 కి.మీ లోపు
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 ↗
అదే పిన్కోడ్
Villages sharing pincode 676517
Pookkottur సమీప గ్రామాలు
Ernad మండలంలోని ఇతర గ్రామాలు
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)