# Perumbalam Village, Cherthala, Alappuzha (Kerala) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/alappuzha/cherthala/perumbalam/ Village · Cherthala, Alappuzha # Perumbalam Perumbalam is a village in Cherthala sub-district of Alappuzha district, Kerala, PIN code **688570**. The 2011 Census counted **9,733 people in 2,365 households**, the 8th largest of 8 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 95.3%. - 9,733people (2011) - 2,365households - 94.5%literacy - 688570PIN code ## Perumbalam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Perumbalam is 688570.** Perumbalam falls in Cherthala sub-district, Alappuzha district, Kerala. - PIN code688570 - Gram panchayatPerumbalam - Community development blockThaikattussery - Census village code628206 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Perumbalam from nearby towns? - Cherthala (sub-district HQ)19 km by road - Alappuzha (district HQ)55 km by road - Cherthala (nearest town)19 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 Perumbalam? 25 services counted by the Census are inside Perumbalam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 2 · 4 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn 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 - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Pallippuram - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated 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 Perumbalam known for? The main crops are **coconut**. Products made here include coir. About 71% of the 1,461 hectares of village land is sown, and 531 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 Perumbalam Of every 100 households in Perumbalam in 2011, 94 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 27 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Perumbalam · ■ Cherthala rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **96% Toilet within the home ****88%** **92% No toilet (open defecation) ****11%** **6% Tap water ****3%** **8% Drinking water within premises ****71%** **59% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****27%** **52% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%** **46% Use banking services ****68%** **69% Television ****78%** **77% Mobile phone ****79%** **82% Computer with internet ****2%** **4% Two-wheeler ****13%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **6% None of these assets ****5%** **4% Own their home ****98%** **98% 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 Perumbalam? ■ Perumbalam · ■ Cherthala rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****94.5%** **95.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****994** **1038 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****805** **924 Working population ****46.0%** **47.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 97.8% for men and 91.3% for women. 61% of men and 31% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 82 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 87 (2%) · **■** Household industry 72 (2%) · **■** Other work 3,215 (72%) · **■** Marginal 1,023 (23%) 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 Cherthala - Thuravoor Thekku28,802 people - Cherthala South26,157 people - Kadakkarappally20,487 people - Cherthala North13,945 people [All 8 villages in Cherthala](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/alappuzha/cherthala/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Perumbalam?688570 - How far is Perumbalam from Alappuzha?55 km by road - What is the population of Perumbalam?9,733 (Census 2011) - Which district is Perumbalam in?Alappuzha district (Cherthala sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Perumbalam?94.5% (Census 2011)