About Village
Pothanikkad village is located in kothamangalam taluk of ernakulam district in kerala. It is also the first village to achieve 100% literacy in india. Now this small village has developed into one of the most educated and culturally advanced villages in kerala.
Demography
As of census 2011 , Pothanikkad had a population of 19309 with 9620 males and 9689 females.
Geography
The total geographical area of village is 2433.6468 hectares .Pothanikkad village comes under muvattupuzha assembly and idukki parliamentary constituancy.
Socio-Economic
Main Govt. offices in pothanikkad village are listed below grama panchayat, Police station, Commercial institute,Govt. hospital, Govt. Ayurvedic hospital, Veterinary hospital,Post Office, KSEB, BSNL, Village Extension office, Krishi Bhavan
Tourism
Thommankuthu Water falls is the nearest tourist location which is approximately 18 km away from pothanikkad village and wellknown thattekkad bird sanctuary is 22 km far from this village