About Village
Pookode Village in Chavakkad Taluk , is a part of Guruvayur municipality in Thrissur District of Kerala State, India. It belongs to Central Kerala Division . It is located 23 KM towards west from District head quarters Thrissur. 296 KM from State capital Thiruvananthapuram.It is 4 km away from the famous Sree Krishna temple Guruvayur.
Demography
The Pookode village has population of 9,366 of which 4,242 are males while 5,124 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 1108 which is 11.83 % of total population of Pookode female Sex Ratio is of 1208 against state average of 1084. Moreover Child Sex Ratio in Pookode is around 961 compared to Kerala state average of 964. Literacy rate of Pookode is 96.56 % higher than state average of 94.00 %. In Pookode village male literacy is around 98.12 % while female literacy rate is 95.31 %.Pookode village has total administration over 2,149 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. .
Geography
Area of Pookode village is 496.38Hectare Boundaries of Pookode village,south- Iringapram and Perakam, north-Vylathur, west- Vylathur and Perakam ,east-Anjur, Arthatt and Vylathur villages.
Socio-Economic
Pookode is a place of a secular village,where all communtiies live harmoniously .All communities have worship places of their own.The main source of village people is agricultural products.
Ecology
Coconut, arecanut , banana ,etc are main agricultural products. This village consist of paddy fields.
Tourism
The Malabar independent Syrian church also known as the Thozhiyoor Church is a Christian church centered in Kerala. It is one of the churches of the saint Thomas Christian community, which traces its origins to the activity of one certain Kattumangattu Kurian kathanar of Mulamthuruthy, who secretly got Episcopal consecration from Antiochen bishop Gregorios.