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- LGD code
- 628404
- Pincode
- 691507
- Post office
- Puthur-kollam
- Population
- 26,041
- Households
- 6,888
- Literacy rate
- 87.2%
- Sex ratio
- 1120 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 9,870
Census 2011 · in context
How Pavithreswaram compares
By population, Pavithreswaram ranks #5 of 26 villages in Kottarakkara mandal.
Literacy rate
%
87.2%
+1.7% vs mandal average
- Pavithreswaram
- 87.2%
- Kottarakkara mandal
- 85.5%
- Kollam district
- 85.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,120
−21 vs mandal average
- Pavithreswaram
- 1,120
- Kottarakkara mandal
- 1,141
Household size
people per home
3.8
Same as the mandal average
- Pavithreswaram
- 3.8
- Kottarakkara mandal
- 3.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Pavithreswaram at a glance
Pavithreswaram is a village of 26,041 people in 6,888 households (Census 2011) in Kottarakkara taluk, Kollam district, Kerala, the 5th-largest of 26 villages in Kottarakkara taluk. Literacy is 87%, 2 points above the taluk average of 86% and the sex ratio is 1,120 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 691507, served by Puthur-kollam post office; the LGD village code is 628404. The village votes in Pathanapuram assembly constituency, represented by MLA K.B. Ganesh Kumar. The population is estimated at 30,702 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Pavithreswaram
- 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)
- 23
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 6
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 2
- Health sub-centre
- 2
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 2
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- Yes
- ATM
- No
- 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
- Kollam
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 23
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 23
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 12
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Pavithreswaram, Ezhukone, Neduvathoor
- Total area (ha)
- 2,221
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 889.85
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Pavithreswaram
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Pavithreswaram
- LGD code
- 628404
- Pincode
- 691507
- Post office
- Puthur-kollam
- Population (Census 2011)
- 26,041
- Population (projected 2026)
- 30,702
- Households
- 6,888
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1120
- Literacy rate
- 87.2%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Mavelikkara
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Pathanapuram
- Member of Parliament
- Kodikkunnil Suresh
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- K.B. Ganesh Kumar
- Block / Mandal
- Kottarakkara
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 691507
Other villages in Kottarakkara mandal
View all 26 →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, 2026-09-15
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)