# Ala Village, Chengannur, Alappuzha (Kerala) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/alappuzha/chengannur/ala/ Village · Chengannur, Alappuzha # Ala Ala is a village in Chengannur sub-district of Alappuzha district, Kerala, PIN code **689126**. The 2011 Census counted **13,665 people in 3,716 households**, the 6th largest of 9 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 96.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 96.6%. - 13,665people (2011) - 3,716households - 96.2%literacy - 689126PIN code ## Ala PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ala is 689126.** Ala falls in Chengannur sub-district, Alappuzha district, Kerala. - PIN code689126 - Gram panchayatAla, Puliyoor - Community development blockChengannur - Census village code628272 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ala from nearby towns? - Chengannur (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Alappuzha (district HQ)55 km by road - Chengannur (nearest town)5 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Ala? 30 services counted by the Census are inside Ala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 2 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Cheriyanad - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Chengannur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Ala known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 62% of the 1,097 hectares of village land is sown, and 500 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Ala Of every 100 households in Ala in 2011, 96 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 12 a car. ■ Ala · ■ Chengannur rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **96% Toilet within the home ****94%** **92% No toilet (open defecation) ****4%** **6% Tap water ****24%** **18% Drinking water within premises ****88%** **89% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****38%** **47% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****61%** **51% Use banking services ****76%** **73% Television ****78%** **80% Mobile phone ****71%** **67% Computer with internet ****7%** **7% Two-wheeler ****30%** **29% Car / jeep / van ****12%** **11% None of these assets ****3%** **5% Own their home ****96%** **95% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Ala? ■ Ala · ■ Chengannur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****96.2%** **96.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1184** **1165 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1020** **929 Working population ****29.9%** **30.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 97.3% for men and 95.2% for women. 45% of men and 17% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 367 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 244 (6%) · **■** Household industry 98 (2%) · **■** Other work 1,980 (49%) · **■** Marginal 1,393 (34%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Chengannur - Cheriyanad21,885 people - Venmony19,932 people - Ennakkad18,444 people - Puliyoor16,531 people - Thiruvanvandoor12,712 people - Pandanad11,489 people - Chengannur1,989 people [All 9 villages in Chengannur](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/alappuzha/chengannur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ala?689126 - How far is Ala from Alappuzha?55 km by road - What is the population of Ala?13,665 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ala in?Alappuzha district (Chengannur sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Ala?96.2% (Census 2011)