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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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- LGD code
- 627415
- Pincode
- 673580
- Post office
- Kotancheri-tamaracheri
- Population
- 21,466
- Households
- 4,791
- Literacy rate
- 80.4%
- Sex ratio
- 1077 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 6,265
- Distance to district centre
- 14 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 20 km
- Distance to Thiruvananthapuram
- 336 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 271 km
- Nearest railway station
- West Hill · 3 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Dr Vasu clinic · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Puthur compares
By population, Puthur ranks #9 of 17 villages in Thamarassery mandal.
Literacy rate
%
80.4%
−3.8% vs mandal average
- Puthur
- 80.4%
- Thamarassery mandal
- 84.2%
- Kozhikode district
- 84.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,077
−8 vs mandal average
- Puthur
- 1,077
- Thamarassery mandal
- 1,085
Household size
people per home
4.5
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Puthur
- 4.5
- Thamarassery mandal
- 4.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Puthur at a glance
Puthur is a village of 21,466 people in 4,791 households (Census 2011) in Thamarassery taluk, Kozhikode district, Kerala, the 9th-largest of 17 villages in Thamarassery taluk. Literacy is 80%, 4 points below the taluk average of 84% and the sex ratio is 1,077 women per 1,000 men. It lies 14 km from the Kozhikode district centre, 6 km from Kizhakkummuri, the nearest town, 3 km from West Hill railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 673580, served by Kotancheri-tamaracheri post office; the LGD village code is 627415. Mapped within or next to the village: primary school, high school, anganwadi, primary health centre, bank and more. The village votes in Koduvally assembly constituency, represented by MLA Dr. M.K Muneer. The population is estimated at 25,308 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Omassery →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puthur · this village | 21,466 | 80% | — |
| Kizhakkummuri · Chalakkudy | 14,905 | 88% | 5.8 km E |
| Chevayur · Kozhikode | — | — | 8.3 km SE |
| Kuttichira · Chalakkudy | 17,808 | 85% | 8.7 km S |
| Kakkur · Kozhikode | 22,788 | 87% | 9.7 km NE |
| Chelavur · Kozhikode | — | — | 9.9 km E |
| Kodassery · Chalakkudy | 12,575 | 84% | 10.3 km N |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Puthur
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 23
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- 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
- Kozhikode
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 23
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 23
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 23
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Koduvally,Omassery
- Total area (ha)
- 1,196
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 144.69
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Puthur
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Key facts — Puthur
- LGD code
- 627415
- Pincode
- 673580
- Post office
- Kotancheri-tamaracheri
- Population (Census 2011)
- 21,466
- Population (projected 2026)
- 25,308
- Households
- 4,791
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1077
- Literacy rate
- 80.4%
- Coordinates
- 11.31653°N, 75.76624°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
- Dr Vasu clinic (0.6 km)
Getting there
How to reach Puthur
Distance to cities · straight line
- Thiruvananthapuram336 kmcapital
- Bengaluru271 km
- Chennai527 km
- Hyderabad736 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationWest Hill3 km
- Bus stopNellikkapulipaalam Bus Stop1 km
- Hospital / PHCDr Vasu clinic<1 km
- ATM / bankPuthiyangadi Co Operative Bank1 km
- Petrol pumpHP1 km
- CollegeP V S School Play Ground2 km
- Police stationCoastal Police Station, Elathur2 km
Nearest to the village
- Health centre
- Dr Vasu clinicunder 1 km
Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km
- ✓ Primary school
- ✓ High school
- ✓ Anganwadi
- ✓ Primary health centre
- ✓ Bank
- ✓ Post office
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Puthur
7 Temples, 1 Mosque mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕Mokavoor Sree Ayyapa TempleTemple<1 km ↗
- 🛕Methalayil TempleTemple<1 km ↗
- 🕌Kandamkulangara Juma MasjidMosque<1 km ↗
- 🛕Peringini Sree Maha Vishnu TempleTemple1.2 km ↗
- 🛕Sree Kamburath Bagavathi TempleTemple1.2 km ↗
- 🛕Puthoor Temple PondTemple1.3 km ↗
- 🛕Kuruvakkavu Ayyappa Temple EranhikkalTemple1.3 km ↗
- 🛕Kuruvakkavu Ayyapa TempleTemple1.3 km ↗
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Puthur
10 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 🏫Government Lower Primary School, EranhikkalSchool<1 km ↗
- 🏫Hidhayathul Lower Primary SchoolSchool<1 km ↗
- 🏫Aided Upper Primary School, KarannurSchool<1 km ↗
- 🏫Aided Lower Primary School, MokavoorSchool<1 km ↗
- 🏫Government Upper Primary School, PuthurSchool1.0 km ↗
- 📚Udhaya LibraryLibrary1.0 km ↗
- 🏫MES Central School, PavangadSchool1.0 km ↗
- 🏫CSI B E M Upper Primary School, PuthiyangadiSchool1.2 km ↗
- 🏫Evergreen English Medium SchoolSchool1.2 km ↗
- 🏫Little Kingdom Junior SchoolSchool1.5 km ↗
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Villages near Puthur
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)