Geographic Location of Thekkedesom

The village Thekkedesom is located in Chittur Taluk of Palakkad District in the State of Kerala in India. It is governed by Nalleppilly Gram Panchayat. It comes under Chittur Community Development Block. The nearest town is Chittur-thathamangalam, which is about 12 kilometers away from Thekkedesom.

Travel and Communication for Thekkedesom

Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Thekkedesom,
Palakkad,
Kerala, India
PIN - 678553

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Thekkedesom

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A brief summary of available data for Thekkedesom is given below:

Social Structure of Thekkedesom

As per available data from the year 2009, 13108 persons live in 3131 house holds in the village Thekkedesom. There are 6678 female individuals and 6430 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 50.95% and males constitute 49.05% of the total population.

There are 2725 scheduled castes persons of which 1393 are females and 1332 are males. Females constitute 51.12% and males constitute 48.88% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 20.79% of the total population.

There are 95 scheduled tribes persons of which 48 are females and 47 are males. Females constitute 50.53% and males constitute 49.47% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 0.72% of the total population.

Population density of Thekkedesom is 643.18 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Thekkedesom

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Total area of Thekkedesom is 2038 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 1017.84 ha. About 914.34 ha is un-irrigated area. About 105.5 ha is irrigated area. About 19 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 32.8 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 53.7 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 1010.16 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 2 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 8 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Thekkedesom

There are 2 private pre-primary schools in the village Thekkedesom.

There are 3 government primary schools. Additionally, there are 2 private primary schools in the village Thekkedesom.

There is a private middle school in the village Thekkedesom.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Nalleppilly, which is 5-10 kms away from Thekkedesom.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Nalleppilly, which is 5-10 kms away from Thekkedesom.

Colleges in Thekkedesom

There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Chittur, which is 5-10 kms away from Thekkedesom.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Akathethara, which is more than 10 kms away from Thekkedesom.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a government medical college in Thrissur, which is more than 10 kms away from Thekkedesom.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a government management institute in Palakkad, which is more than 10 kms away from Thekkedesom.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Palakkad, which is more than 10 kms away from Thekkedesom.

Other Educational Facilities in Thekkedesom

There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Chittur, which is 5-10 kms away from Thekkedesom.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Chittur, which is 5-10 kms away from Thekkedesom.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Palakkad, which is more than 10 kms away from Thekkedesom.

Healthcare Facilities in Thekkedesom

There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Thekkedesom.

There is a primary health centre 5-10 kms away from Thekkedesom.

There are 3 primary health sub-centres with 3 doctors and 5 paramedical staff in the village Thekkedesom.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Thekkedesom.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Thekkedesom.

There is a allopathic hospital 5-10 kms away from Thekkedesom.

There is a alternative medicine hospital 5-10 kms away from Thekkedesom.

There is a dispensary with 1 doctors and 1 paramedical staff in the village Thekkedesom.

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Thekkedesom.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Thekkedesom.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Thekkedesom.

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