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Village snapshot
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- LGD code
- 627310
- Pincode
- 673596
- Post office
- Kenichira
- Population
- 14,578
- Households
- 3,601
- Literacy rate
- 84.3%
- Sex ratio
- 1026 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 6,862
- Distance to district centre
- 9 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 30 km
- Distance to Thiruvananthapuram
- 365 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 213 km
- Nearest railway station
- Nilambur Road · 50 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- SC Chempakapetta · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Poothadi compares
By population, Poothadi ranks #12 of 15 villages in Sulthanbathery mandal.
Literacy rate
%
84.3%
+4.3% vs mandal average
- Poothadi
- 84.3%
- Sulthanbathery mandal
- 80.0%
- Wayanad district
- 79.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,026
−3 vs mandal average
- Poothadi
- 1,026
- Sulthanbathery mandal
- 1,029
Household size
people per home
4.0
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Poothadi
- 4.0
- Sulthanbathery mandal
- 4.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Poothadi at a glance
Poothadi is a village of 14,578 people in 3,601 households (Census 2011) in Sulthanbathery taluk, Wayanad district, Kerala, the 12th-largest of 15 villages in Sulthanbathery taluk. Literacy is 84%, 4 points above the taluk average of 80% and the sex ratio is 1,026 women per 1,000 men. It lies 9 km from the Wayanad district centre, 3 km from Nadavayal, the nearest town, 50 km from Nilambur Road railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 673596, served by Kenichira post office; the LGD village code is 627310. Mapped within or next to the village: primary health centre, post office. The village votes in Sulthanbathery assembly constituency, represented by MLA I.C Balakrishnan. The population is estimated at 17,187 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Poothadi →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poothadi · this village | 14,578 | 84% | — |
| Valayanad · Kozhikode | — | — | 2.9 km W |
| Nadavayal · Sulthanbathery | 15,795 | 78% | 3.4 km N |
| Kaniambetta · Vythiri | 29,363 | 79% | 5.5 km SW |
| Panamaram · Mananthavady | 12,683 | 77% | 6.2 km NW |
| Muttil North · Vythiri | 12,382 | 76% | 7.6 km S |
| Anchukunnu · Mananthavady | 19,078 | 79% | 9.6 km NW |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Poothadi
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 24
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 6
- Middle school
- 5
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- 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
- Kalpetta
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 25
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 25
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 15
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Poothadi, Kaniambetta
- Total area (ha)
- 2,703
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 485.83
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Poothadi
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Poothadi
- LGD code
- 627310
- Pincode
- 673596
- Post office
- Kenichira
- Population (Census 2011)
- 14,578
- Population (projected 2026)
- 17,187
- Households
- 3,601
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1026
- Literacy rate
- 84.3%
- Coordinates
- 11.71096°N, 76.12237°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Wayanad
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Sulthanbathery
- Member of Parliament
- Rahul Gandhi
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- I.C Balakrishnan
- Block / Mandal
- Sulthanbathery
- Nearest PHC
- Dr. Ebina's Ayurvedic Clinic (2.0 km)
- Nearest post office
- poothadi post office (1.2 km)
Getting there
How to reach Poothadi
Distance to cities · straight line
- Thiruvananthapuram365 kmcapital
- Bengaluru213 km
- Chennai476 km
- Hyderabad680 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationNilambur Road50 km
- Bus stopPoothadi School;Poothadi High School<1 km
- Hospital / PHCSC Chempakapetta<1 km
- ATM / bankCoperative Bank, Poothadi Service3 km
- Petrol pumpPetrol Meenangadi7 km
- CollegeCo - operative college3 km
- Police stationPolice Station ,Panamaram6 km
Nearest to the village
- Bus stop
- Poothadi School;Poothadi High Schoolunder 1 km
- Health centre
- SC Chempakapettaunder 1 km
Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km
- ✓ Primary health centre
- ✓ Post office
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Poothadi
5 Temples, 2 Churchs, 1 Mosque mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕Kovalayil Subramanya TempleTemple1.3 km ↗
- 🛕Cherukunnu TempleTemple1.4 km ↗
- 🛕Mariyamman KovilTemple1.9 km ↗
- 🛕Varadoor Sri Mariyamman Devi TempleTemple2.1 km ↗
- 🛕Ananthanatha Swami Jain TempleTemple2.1 km ↗
- ⛪Infant Jesus coppelaChurch3.3 km ↗
- 🕌Kenichira Juma MasjidMosque3.4 km ↗
- ⛪St.George Orthodox ChurchChurch3.4 km ↗
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Poothadi
9 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 📚Navajeevan varadhoorLibrary2.2 km ↗
- 🏫St . SchoolSchool3.1 km ↗
- 🎓Co - operative collegeCollege3.3 km ↗
- 🏫Gvt lp school nelliyambamSchool4.0 km ↗
- 📚Highness Arts And Sports Club, KariyambadiLibrary4.1 km ↗
- 📚Dhesheeya Library,NelliyambamLibrary4.3 km ↗
- 📚Janatha Granthalayalm ChoothuparaLibrary4.4 km ↗
- 📚Javans Arts And Sports Club, KarakkuniLibrary4.5 km ↗
- 📚Nethaji Memorial Libreary PalakkamoolaLibrary4.7 km ↗
Villages near Poothadi
Other villages in Sulthanbathery mandal
View all 14 →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, 2026-09-22
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)