# Veeyapuram Village, Karthikappally, Alappuzha (Kerala) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/alappuzha/karthikappally/veeyapuram/ Village · Karthikappally, Alappuzha # Veeyapuram Veeyapuram is a village in Karthikappally sub-district of Alappuzha district, Kerala, PIN code **690556**. The 2011 Census counted **11,392 people in 2,949 households**, the 6th largest of 6 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 95.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 94.1%. - 11,392people (2011) - 2,949households - 95.4%literacy - 690556PIN code ## Veeyapuram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Veeyapuram is 690556.** Veeyapuram falls in Karthikappally sub-district, Alappuzha district, Kerala. - PIN code690556 - Gram panchayatVeeyapuram, Cheruthana, Haripad - Community development blockHaripad - Census village code628252 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Veeyapuram from nearby towns? - Haripad (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Alappuzha (district HQ)30 km by road - Kayamkulam (nearest town)16 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 Veeyapuram? 26 services counted by the Census are inside Veeyapuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 4 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Haripad - ○Degree college5–10 km · Edathua - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Mannar - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 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 Veeyapuram known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 80% of the 1,403 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,027 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 Veeyapuram Of every 100 households in Veeyapuram in 2011, 94 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 45 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Veeyapuram · ■ Karthikappally rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **95% Toilet within the home ****87%** **87% No toilet (open defecation) ****11%** **11% Tap water ****50%** **67% Drinking water within premises ****75%** **71% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****45%** **42% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****51%** **57% Use banking services ****74%** **63% Television ****77%** **75% Mobile phone ****60%** **66% Computer with internet ****5%** **4% Two-wheeler ****22%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **5% None of these assets ****6%** **6% Own their home ****97%** **96% 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 Veeyapuram? ■ Veeyapuram · ■ Karthikappally rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****95.4%** **94.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1174** **1143 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****961** **984 Working population ****33.8%** **40.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 96.9% for men and 94.1% for women. 49% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 195 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 568 (15%) · **■** Household industry 42 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,777 (46%) · **■** Marginal 1,266 (33%) 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 Karthikappally - Thrikkunnapuzha26,679 people - Pallippad24,648 people - Karuvatta14,755 people - Cheruthana12,882 people [All 6 villages in Karthikappally](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/alappuzha/karthikappally/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Veeyapuram?690556 - How far is Veeyapuram from Alappuzha?30 km by road - What is the population of Veeyapuram?11,392 (Census 2011) - Which district is Veeyapuram in?Alappuzha district (Karthikappally sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Veeyapuram?95.4% (Census 2011)