Bhaskara Thankappa Vilasom Lower Primary School Plakode
| School Name | Bhaskara Thankappa Vilasom Lower Primary School Plakode |
| Address | Plakodu, Kareepra, Veliyam, Kollam, Kerala |
| Location | Kareepra |
| City | Kollam |
| District | Kollam |
| State | Kerala |
| Pincode | 691505 |
| Category | Primary School |
| Block | Veliyam |
Bhaskara Thankappa Vilasom Lower Primary School Plakode is located in Plakodu, Kareepra, Veliyam, Kollam, Kerala. Established in year 1964, the school is a Co-educational and is located in Rural area. This is a Primary school and is currently operational. The school is managed by Government Aided. It comes under Kottarakara assembly constituency. The language used to teach students is Malyalam.
| Pre Primary | 40 Kids |
| Class I to V | 102 Students |
| Total Students | 142 Students |
| Total Teachers | 8 Teachers |
| Student-Teacher Ratio | 18:1 |
| Student-Classroom Ratio | 18:1 |
The institution teaches around two hundred students and has recruited total 8 teachers. The student-teacher ratio is 18 students per teacher. All of the teachers are appointed on Regular basis. One teacher is Male and remaining seven are Female. In terms of Academic qualification five teachers are Below Graduate and rest three are Graduate. One teacher is trained in Computer. The student classroom ratio is 18:1, means on an average eighteen students sit in a classroom which is very good. There are 40 kids in pre primary and 102 students in class I to V.
The school is in a private building and it has partial boundary walls. The school has total eight clasrooms and one other room. The school has five laptops in its premises. There is library for students. There are one boys toilet and two girls toilets for students. The school has both hand wash facility and drinking water facility for people.