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Village snapshot
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- LGD code
- 628389
- Pincode
- 689696
- Post office
- Piravanthur
- Population
- 22,380
- Households
- 6,217
- Literacy rate
- 85%
- Sex ratio
- 1115 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 8,470
- Distance to district centre
- 23 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 5 km
- Distance to Thiruvananthapuram
- 60 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 441 km
- Nearest railway station
- Punalur · 5 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Primary Health Centre , Piravanthur · 1 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Piravanthur compares
By population, Piravanthur ranks #4 of 8 villages in Pathanapuram mandal.
Literacy rate
%
85.0%
−0.3% vs mandal average
- Piravanthur
- 85.0%
- Pathanapuram mandal
- 85.3%
- Kollam district
- 85.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,115
−13 vs mandal average
- Piravanthur
- 1,115
- Pathanapuram mandal
- 1,128
Household size
people per home
3.6
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Piravanthur
- 3.6
- Pathanapuram mandal
- 3.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Piravanthur at a glance
Piravanthur is a village of 22,380 people in 6,217 households (Census 2011) in Pathanapuram taluk, Kollam district, Kerala, the 4th-largest of 8 villages in Pathanapuram taluk. Literacy is 85%, about the same as the taluk average of 85% and the sex ratio is 1,115 women per 1,000 men. It lies 23 km from the Kollam district centre, 3 km from Punnala, the nearest town, 5 km from Punalur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 689696, served by Piravanthur post office; the LGD village code is 628389. Mapped within or next to the village: post office. The village votes in Pathanapuram assembly constituency, represented by MLA K.B. Ganesh Kumar. The population is estimated at 26,386 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Piravanthur →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piravanthur · this village | 22,380 | 85% | — |
| Punnala · Pathanapuram | 12,104 | 83% | 2.5 km NE |
| Punalur · Punalur | — | — | 5.6 km SE |
| Vilakkudi · Thiruthuraipoondi | 3,968 | 75% | 5.6 km SW |
| Pidavoor · Pathanapuram | 9,843 | 88% | 6 km W |
| Pathanapuram · Pathanapuram | 32,339 | 84% | 6.2 km NW |
| Vilakkudy · Pathanapuram | 32,995 | 85% | 7.8 km SW |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Piravanthur
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- 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
- 6
- Secondary school
- 2
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 2
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 1
- Veterinary hospital
- 2
- 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
- Punalur
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 5
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 50
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 5
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Piravanthur, Thenmala
- Total area (ha)
- 6,907
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 1,798
- Forest area (ha)
- 4,911
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Piravanthur
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Piravanthur
- LGD code
- 628389
- Pincode
- 689696
- Post office
- Piravanthur
- Population (Census 2011)
- 22,380
- Population (projected 2026)
- 26,386
- Households
- 6,217
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1115
- Literacy rate
- 85.0%
- Coordinates
- 9.06280°N, 76.90398°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Mavelikkara
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Pathanapuram
- Member of Parliament
- Kodikkunnil Suresh
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- K.B. Ganesh Kumar
- Block / Mandal
- Pathanapuram
- Nearest post office
- Postoffice, Piravanthur (1.0 km)
Getting there
How to reach Piravanthur
Distance to cities · straight line
- Thiruvananthapuram60 kmcapital
- Bengaluru441 km
- Chennai579 km
- Hyderabad941 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationPunalur5 km
- Bus stopVakkeel Mukku5 km
- Hospital / PHCPrimary Health Centre , Piravanthur1 km
- ATM / bankSouth Indian Bank2 km
- Petrol pumpAyyappa fuel station7 km
- CollegeCollege of engineering pathanapuram1 km
- Police stationRailway Police Station, Punalur5 km
Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km
- ✓ Post office
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Piravanthur
1 Mosque, 3 Temples, 4 Churchs mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🕌Muhiyudheen Juma MasjidMosque<1 km ↗
- 🛕Sasthampadickal TempleTemple<1 km ↗
- ⛪St Mary's Orthodox Church, VazhathopeChurch1.2 km ↗
- ⛪Zion Marthoma ChurchChurch1.2 km ↗
- ⛪Church of God Full Gospel in IndiaChurch1.5 km ↗
- 🛕Sree Subramanya Swami Temple TrustTemple1.6 km ↗
- 🛕Aayiravilli Sri Mahadeva TempleTemple1.6 km ↗
- ⛪Church Of God AlimukkuChurch1.9 km ↗
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Piravanthur
10 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 📚Dr Ambedkar Memorial LibraryLibrary<1 km ↗
- 🎓College of engineering pathanapuramCollege1.2 km ↗
- 🎓CEP college groundCollege1.8 km ↗
- 📚Public Library ChachipunnaLibrary2.6 km ↗
- 📚Vignjanodayam LibraryLibrary3.4 km ↗
- 🏫Govt. UP School KamukumchurySchool3.5 km ↗
- 📚Library and Cultaral CenterLibrary3.9 km ↗
- 🎓Goverment Polytechnic College ,PunlaurCollege3.9 km ↗
- 🏫Govt VHSSSchool4.0 km ↗
- 🏫BUDS SchoolSchool4.2 km ↗
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 689696
Villages near Piravanthur
Other villages in Pathanapuram mandal
View all 7 →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, 2026-09-16
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)