Puthukkad
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Transportation
Puthukkad railway station is on the Irinjalakuda-Thrissur railway line. Both KSRTC and private bus services connect Puthukkad to Thrissur, Amballur, Mannuthy and Palakkad in the north, Kodakara, Irinjalakuda, Chalakudy, and South Thorave, Near Pudukad Railway Station and Ernakulam in the south, Palazhi and Thottippal in the west and Mupliyam and Chengaloor in the east.
The Cochin International Airport at Nedumbassery, Kochi is located approximately Template:Cvt south of Puthukkad.
Educational institutions
- St Antony's Higher Secondary School
- Mary Matha I.C.S.E School
- Prajyoti Niketan College
- Govt Vocational Highschool
- MCA centre of Calicut University
Demographics
Template:As of India census,[1] Puthukkad had a population of 12,500. Males constitute 48% of the population and females 52%. Pudukkad has an average literacy rate of 84%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 85%, and female literacy is 83%. In Pudukkad, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Personalities
- Chelat Achutha Menon, former Chief Minister of Kerala.
- C. Raveendranath, former Minister of Education.
References
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External links
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