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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 627408
- Pincode
- 673580
- Post office
- Kotancheri-tamaracheri
- Population
- 18,244
- Households
- 4,240
- Literacy rate
- 82.8%
- Sex ratio
- 1086 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 5,765
- Distance to district centre
- 14 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 8 km
- Distance to Thiruvananthapuram
- 344 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 243 km
- Nearest railway station
- Chemancheri · 28 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Alphonsa Hospital · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Engapuzha compares
By population, Engapuzha ranks #12 of 17 villages in Thamarassery mandal.
Literacy rate
%
82.8%
−1.4% vs mandal average
- Engapuzha
- 82.8%
- Thamarassery mandal
- 84.2%
- Kozhikode district
- 84.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,086
+1 vs mandal average
- Engapuzha
- 1,086
- Thamarassery mandal
- 1,085
Household size
people per home
4.3
Same as the mandal average
- Engapuzha
- 4.3
- Thamarassery mandal
- 4.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Engapuzha at a glance
Engapuzha is a village of 18,244 people in 4,240 households (Census 2011) in Thamarassery taluk, Kozhikode district, Kerala, the 12th-largest of 17 villages in Thamarassery taluk. Literacy is 83%, 1 points below the taluk average of 84% and the sex ratio is 1,086 women per 1,000 men. It lies 14 km from the Kozhikode district centre, 0 km from Kodencheri, the nearest town, 28 km from Chemancheri railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 673580, served by Kotancheri-tamaracheri post office; the LGD village code is 627408. Mapped within or next to the village: primary school, primary health centre, bank. The village votes in Koduvally assembly constituency, represented by MLA Dr. M.K Muneer. The population is estimated at 21,510 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Puthuppady →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engapuzha · this village | 18,244 | 83% | — |
| Kodencheri · Thamarassery | 18,738 | 84% | 0 km NE |
| Kattippara · Thamarassery | — | — | 6.9 km W |
| Kedavoor · Kothamangalam | 15,336 | 88% | 7.2 km SW |
| Kedavur · Thamarassery | 27,273 | 84% | 7.2 km SW |
| Raroth · Thamarassery | 33,286 | 84% | 7.8 km SW |
| Koodathayi · Thamarassery | 13,563 | 85% | 8.1 km S |
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- Pincode
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- A festival or jatara
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Engapuzha
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 23
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 2
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- 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
- Kozhikode
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 35
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 35
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 35
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Puthuppadi,Kattippara
- Total area (ha)
- 2,414
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Engapuzha
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Key facts — Engapuzha
- LGD code
- 627408
- Pincode
- 673580
- Post office
- Kotancheri-tamaracheri
- Population (Census 2011)
- 18,244
- Population (projected 2026)
- 21,510
- Households
- 4,240
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1086
- Literacy rate
- 82.8%
- Coordinates
- 11.47173°N, 75.96880°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kozhikode
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Koduvally
- Member of Parliament
- M. K. Raghavan
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Dr. M.K Muneer
- Block / Mandal
- Thamarassery
- Nearest PHC
- Wellcare Speciality Clinic (0.2 km)
- Nearest bank
- Central Bankers (0.1 km)
Getting there
How to reach Engapuzha
Distance to cities · straight line
- Thiruvananthapuram344 kmcapital
- Bengaluru243 km
- Chennai501 km
- Hyderabad711 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationChemancheri28 km
- Bus stopEngapuzha<1 km
- Hospital / PHCAlphonsa Hospital<1 km
- ATM / bankCentral Bankers<1 km
- Petrol pumpHindustan Petroleum<1 km
- CollegeArabic College2 km
- Police stationPolice Station, Kodenchery6 km
Nearest to the village
- Bus stop
- Engapuzhaunder 1 km
- Health centre
- Alphonsa Hospitalunder 1 km
- Bank / ATM
- Central Bankersunder 1 km
- Petrol pump
- Hindustan Petroleumunder 1 km
Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km
- ✓ Primary school
- ✓ Primary health centre
- ✓ Bank
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Engapuzha
3 Mosques, 2 Temples, 3 Churchs mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🕌Juma MasjidMosque<1 km ↗
- 🛕St. George's Orthodox Church, PuduppadiTemple<1 km ↗
- 🛕Divine CentreTemple1.0 km ↗
- ⛪St. Thomas Orthodox ChurchChurch1.1 km ↗
- ⛪St. Pauls AshramChurch1.3 km ↗
- 🕌Odungakkaad Juma Masjid, PuduppadiMosque1.4 km ↗
- ⛪The Pentecostal Mission PuduppadyChurch1.5 km ↗
- 🕌West Puduppadi MosqueMosque1.7 km ↗
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Engapuzha
10 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 🏫TK Trust Public SchoolSchool<1 km ↗
- 🏫MGM HSS EngapuzhaSchool<1 km ↗
- 🏫Mar Baselios English Medium SchoolSchool<1 km ↗
- 🎓Arabic CollegeCollege2.0 km ↗
- 🏫Pippo Buono Engish Medium SchoolSchool2.4 km ↗
- 🏫Govt.HSS PuduppadySchool2.5 km ↗
- 📚Mathayi Chacko LibraryLibrary2.9 km ↗
- 📚Vanitha samskarika nilayamLibrary3.1 km ↗
- 🎓Lissa CollegeCollege3.1 km ↗
- 🏫Aktm LP School MAnnalvayalSchool3.2 km ↗
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 673580
Villages near Engapuzha
Other villages in Thamarassery mandal
View all 19 →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)