Table No. 17 - COMMUNICATION FACILITIES a – Panchayats ( No

Panchayat Level Statistics 2001, Kollam District

Table No. 17 - COMMUNICATION FACILITIES A – Panchayats ( No. ) Public Telephone

Booth

Sl. No. Name of Panchayat

Cyber cafe

Head Post Office Sub Post Office E.D. Sub P.O's Branch P.O's E.D. Branch P.Os Total Letter Boxes Telegraphic Offices Telephone Exchanges Local calls only Local S.T.D. Local, S.T.D. & I.S.D Total Carrier Services Fax service 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 1 Alayamon - 1 - - 4 5 15 2 1 2 - 12 14 - - - 2 Anchal - 1 - - 2 3 20 1 1 5 - 85 90 2 6 2 3 Ariyenkavu - 1 2 4 - 7 12 2 2 - 3 7 10 - - - 4 Edamulakkal - 1 2 3 - 6 21 1 2 1 - 27 28 - 2 2 5 Karavalur - - 4 - - 4 16 - 1 - - 5 5 - - - 6 Kulathupuzha - 1 3 4 8 13 2 2 - 2 8 10 - 3 - 7 Thenmala - 2 1 4 - 7 16 2 1 - - 8 8 - - - 8 Yeroor - 1 - - 3 4 12 1 1 2 2 5 9 - - - I ANCHAL - 8 9 14 13 44 125 11 11 10 7 157 174 2 11 4 1 Kilikollur ------2 Sakthikulangara ------3 Thrikkadavur - 1 1 2 - 4 15 1 1 - - 15 15 - 1 - 4 Thrikkaruva - 1 - 2 1 4 11 1 - 2 - 7 9 - 1 - II ANCHALUMMOODU - 2 1 4 1 8 26 2 1 2 - 22 24 - 2 - 1 Chadadayamangalam - 1 2 - - 3 4 - 1 1 2 4 7 - 1 - 2 Chithara - 1 2 6 - 9 20 2 2 - - 16 16 - 1 - 3 Elamadu - 1 4 - 4 9 12 - 1 - - 8 8 2 2 - 4 Ittiva - - 1 - 8 9 16 1 1 - - 8 8 - - - 5 Kadakkal - 1 - - 10 11 18 1 2 - 2 4 6 - - - 6 Nilamel - 1 - - 1 2 5 1 1 - 1 3 4 - 2 - 7 Velanallur - 2 - - 4 6 11 2 1 1 - 6 7 - 1 - III CHADAYAMANGALAM - 7 9 6 27 49 86 7 9 2 5 49 56 2 7 -

Department of Economics & Statistics, Kerala 54 Panchayat Level Statistics 2001, Kollam District

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 1 Chavara - 2 1 - 4 7 6 2 1 4 - 13 17 1 3 - 2 Neendakara - - 1 - 1 2 3 - - - - 16 16 - - - 3 Panmana - 2 3 1 1 7 20 2 - - - 21 21 - - - 4 Thekkumbhagom - 1 - 1 - 2 6 - 1 - 1 1 2 - - - 5 Thevalakkara - 3 1 - 1 5 7 3 1 2 - 13 15 - 1 - IV CHAVARA - 8 6 2 7 23 42 7 3 6 1 64 71 1 4 - 1 East Kallada - 1 - 1 - 2 8 1 1 1 - 20 21 - 5 - 2 Kundara - 2 - 3 1 6 10 2 1 - - 15 15 1 4 3 3 Munrothuruthu - - - 1 2 3 6 1 1 - - 4 4 - 1 - 4 Perayam - - - 1 2 3 10 - - - - 10 10 - - - 5 Perinadu - 3 1 - - 4 22 2 1 9 16 5 30 - - - V CHITTUMALA - 6 1 6 5 18 56 6 4 10 16 54 80 1 10 3 1 Adichanallur - 3 1 - - 4 19 - 1 - - 22 22 2 - 1 2 Chathanoor - 2 - - 2 4 24 1 1 3 - 36 39 2 2 - 3 Kalluvathukkal - 2 - - 4 6 19 3 1 - - 27 27 1 3 - 4 Nedumpana - 1 1 - 2 4 13 - 1 - - 6 6 - - - 5 Poothakulam - 1 - - 3 4 12 1 - - - 21 21 - - - VI ITHIKKARA - 9 2 - 11 22 87 5 4 3 - 112 115 5 5 1 1 Alappad - - 4 - - 4 11 - 1 1 - 1 2 - - - 2 Karunagappally 1 1 1 - 1 4 16 2 1 16 - 166 182 6 13 1 3 Mynagappally - 2 - - 2 4 8 1 1 - - 8 8 - - - 4 Thodiyoor - 1 3 1 - 5 12 1 - - 2 14 16 - - - VII KARUNAGAPPALLY 1 4 8 1 3 17 47 4 3 17 2 189 208 6 13 1 1 Ezhukone - 1 - 5 - 6 10 1 1 - - 6 6 - - 1 2 Kareepra - 1 - 6 - 7 10 1 1 - - 1 1 - - 1 3 Kottarakkara 1 1 - 1 3 6 21 4 1 8 5 7 20 5 5 5 4 Neduvathoor - 3 - - - 3 9 3 - - - 6 6 - - - 5 Pooyappally - - - 3 1 4 9 1 1 - - 21 21 - - - 6 Veliyam - 2 - - 2 4 6 2 1 - 3 - 3 - - - VIII KOTTARAKKARA 1 8 - 15 6 30 65 12 5 8 8 41 57 5 5 7

Department of Economics & Statistics, Kerala 55 Panchayat Level Statistics 2001, Kollam District

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 1 Eravipuram ------2 Kottamkara - 4 - 3 - 7 25 7 - - - 24 24 - 3 - 3 Mayyanad - 3 - - 2 5 32 1 1 - - 27 27 - - - 4 Thrikkovilvattom - 1 3 - 2 6 15 2 - - 10 8 18 1 - 1 5 Vadakkevila ------IX MUKHATHALA - 8 3 3 4 18 72 10 1 - 10 59 69 1 3 1 1 Clappana - - - 1 2 3 4 1 1 - 10 9 19 - 1 - 2 Kulasekharapuram - - 2 - - 2 2 - 1 - 15 4 19 - 1 - 3 Ochira - 1 2 - - 3 11 1 1 3 15 47 65 1 3 - 4 Thazhava - 2 1 - 2 5 17 1 1 3 - 16 19 - - - X OCHIRA - 3 5 1 4 13 34 3 4 6 40 76 122 1 5 - 1 Pathanapuram - 3 1 1 4 9 13 1 1 - - 63 63 1 9 3 2 Pattazhi - 1 2 - - 3 9 - 1 ------1 3 Pattazhi vadakkekara - 2 2 - - 4 8 - - - - 1 1 - - - 4 Piravanthoor - 1 1 - 7 9 15 4 2 2 - 6 8 - - - 5 Thalavoor - - 1 - 3 4 8 1 1 ------6 Vilakkudy - 1 1 - 1 3 11 1 1 4 - 10 14 1 1 - XI PATHANAPURAM - 8 8 1 15 32 64 7 6 6 - 80 86 2 10 4 1 Kunnathoor - 2 - - 2 4 6 - 1 - - 5 5 - - - 2 Poruvazhy - 1 - 1 2 4 8 - 1 - - 7 7 - - - 3 Sasthamcotta - 1 - - 3 4 9 1 1 5 - 72 77 1 - - 4 Sooranadu North - 2 - 2 - 4 8 1 1 - - 7 7 - - - 5 Sooranadu south - - - 2 - 2 5 - - - - 2 2 - - - 6 West Kallada - 1 1 1 - 3 7 - - - - 2 2 - - - XII SASTHAMCOTTA - 7 1 6 7 21 43 2 4 5 - 95 100 1 - -

Department of Economics & Statistics, Kerala 56 Panchayat Level Statistics 2001, Kollam District

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 1 Kulakkada - 4 1 4 - 9 18 4 1 4 3 5 12 - - 1 2 Melila - 1 - - 2 3 9 1 - - 2 4 6 - - - 3 Mylom - 1 - - 3 4 13 - - - - 1 1 - - - 4 Pavithreswaram - - 2 2 - 4 7 2 1 - 2 3 5 1 1 - 5 Ummannoor - 2 3 - - 5 12 2 2 - 1 3 4 - - 2 6 Vettikkavala - 1 1 6 - 8 14 2 2 4 7 5 16 - - - XIII VETTIKKAVALA - 9 7 12 5 33 73 11 6 8 15 21 44 1 1 2

B – Blocks ( No. ) Public Telephone Booth

Sl. Name of Panchayat

No only

& I.S.D Local calls Local S.T.D. Local, S.T.D. Head Post Office Sub Post Office E.D. Sub P.O's Branch P.O's E.D. Branch P.Os Total Letter Boxes Telegraphic Offices Telephone Exchanges Total Carrier Services Fax service Cyber cafe 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 1 ANCHAL - 8 9 14 13 44 125 11 11 10 7 157 174 2 11 4 2 ANCHALUMOOD - 2 1 4 1 8 26 2 1 2 0 22 24 0 2 0 3 CHADAYAMANGALAM - 7 9 6 27 49 86 7 9 2 5 49 56 2 7 0 4 CHAVARA - 8 6 2 7 23 42 7 3 6 1 64 71 1 4 0 5 CHITTUMALA - 6 1 6 5 18 56 6 4 10 16 54 80 1 10 3 6 ITHIKKARA - 9 2 0 11 22 87 5 4 3 0 112 115 5 5 1 7 KARUNAGAPPALLY 1 4 8 1 3 17 47 4 3 17 2 189 208 6 13 1 8 KOTTARAKKARA 1 8 0 15 6 30 65 12 5 8 8 41 57 5 5 7 9 MUKHATHALA - 8 3 3 4 18 72 10 1 0 10 59 69 1 3 1 10 OCHIRA - 3 5 1 4 13 34 3 4 6 40 76 122 1 5 0 11 PATHANAPURAM - 8 8 1 15 32 64 7 6 6 0 80 86 2 10 4 12 SASTHAMCOTTA - 7 1 6 7 21 43 2 4 5 0 95 100 1 0 0 13 VETTIKKAVALA - 9 7 12 5 33 73 11 6 8 15 21 44 1 1 2 Total (Rural) 2 87 60 71 108 328 820 87 61 83 104 1019 1206 28 76 23

Department of Economics & Statistics, Kerala 57 Panchayat Level Statistics 2001, Kollam District

C - Municipalities/Corporations

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 1 KOLLAM 1 19 2 2 1 25 149 5 6 101 - 525 626 14 18 31 2 PARAVUR - 1 - 2 - 3 15 - 1 1 - 35 36 2 3 1 3 PUNALUR 1 4 - - 6 11 19 1 1 5 - 65 70 6 6 4 Total (Urban) 2 24 2 4 7 39 183 6 8 107 - 625 732 22 27 36 Total (Rural) 2 87 60 71 108 328 820 87 61 83 104 1019 1206 28 76 23 District 4 111 62 75 115 367 1003 93 69 190 104 1644 1938 50 103 59

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