# Cheriyanad Village, Chengannur, Alappuzha (Kerala) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/alappuzha/chengannur/cheriyanad/ Village · Chengannur, Alappuzha # Cheriyanad Cheriyanad is a village in Chengannur sub-district of Alappuzha district, Kerala, PIN code **690509**. The 2011 Census counted **21,885 people in 5,823 households**, the 2nd largest of 9 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 95.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 96.6%. - 21,885people (2011) - 5,823households - 95.9%literacy - 690509PIN code ## Cheriyanad PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Cheriyanad is 690509.** Cheriyanad falls in Chengannur sub-district, Alappuzha district, Kerala. - PIN code690509 - Gram panchayatCheriyanad - Community development blockChengannur - Census village code628274 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Cheriyanad from nearby towns? - Chengannur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Alappuzha (district HQ)50 km by road - Mavelikkara (nearest town)10 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 Cheriyanad? 33 services counted by the Census are inside Cheriyanad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 6 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 7 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn 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 - ●Railway stationIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Chengannur - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - 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 Cheriyanad known for? The main crops are **paddy and rubber**. About 94% of the 1,304 hectares of village land is sown, and 971 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 Cheriyanad Of every 100 households in Cheriyanad in 2011, 96 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 47 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 9 a car. ■ Cheriyanad · ■ 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 ****87%** **89% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****47%** **47% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****51%** **51% Use banking services ****68%** **73% Television ****80%** **80% Mobile phone ****64%** **67% Computer with internet ****6%** **7% Two-wheeler ****30%** **29% Car / jeep / van ****9%** **11% None of these assets ****4%** **5% Own their home ****94%** **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 Cheriyanad? ■ Cheriyanad · ■ Chengannur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****95.9%** **96.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1168** **1165 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****910** **929 Working population ****30.7%** **30.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 97.4% for men and 94.7% for women. 48% of men and 16% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 336 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 382 (6%) · **■** Household industry 176 (3%) · **■** Other work 3,156 (47%) · **■** Marginal 2,663 (40%) 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 - Mulakuzha28,390 people - Venmony19,932 people - Ennakkad18,444 people - Puliyoor16,531 people - Ala13,665 people [All 9 villages in Chengannur](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/alappuzha/chengannur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Cheriyanad?690509 - How far is Cheriyanad from Alappuzha?50 km by road - What is the population of Cheriyanad?21,885 (Census 2011) - Which district is Cheriyanad in?Alappuzha district (Chengannur sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Cheriyanad?95.9% (Census 2011)