Purakkadi, Sulthanbathery
Purakkadi (പുറക്കാടി) is a village located in the Sulthanbathery Taluk of Wayanad district of Kerala. The village falls in Sulthan Bathery block and comes under Meenangadi Grama Panchayat. It belongs to Wayanad parliament constituency and Sulthanbathery assembly constituency.
As on May 2024, the current population of Purakkadi is 22.6 thousands out of which 11.2 thousands are males and rest 11.4 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1024 females per 1000 males. There are around 2.2 thousands teenagers in Purakkadi. It has literacy rate of 80% which means around 18.2 thousands persons can read and write. Total 454 people belonging to scheduled caste and 5.3 thousands scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 5.5 thousands households in Purakkadi, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 10.1 thousands. The pincode of Purakkadi is 673591 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Meenangadi Sub Post office
- Krishna Giri Branch Post office
- Varadoor Branch Post office
- Kolagapara Branch Post office
- Kumbaleri Branch Post office
Schools
Purakkadi has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Ghss Meenangadi
- Govt. Lower Primary School Meenangadi
- Na Aups Manikavu
- Govt. Lower Primary School Chennali
- Govt. Lower Primary School Appad
Banks
Purakkadi has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.