# Kavalam Village, Kuttanad, Alappuzha (Kerala) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/alappuzha/kuttanad/kavalam/ Village · Kuttanad, Alappuzha # Kavalam Kavalam is a village in Kuttanad sub-district of Alappuzha district, Kerala, PIN code **688506**. The 2011 Census counted **13,089 people in 3,142 households**, the 9th largest of 14 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 97.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 97.6%. - 13,089people (2011) - 3,142households - 97.7%literacy - 688506PIN code ## Kavalam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kavalam is 688506.** Kavalam falls in Kuttanad sub-district, Alappuzha district, Kerala. - PIN code688506 - Gram panchayatKavalam , Neelamperoor - Community development blockVeliyanad - Census village code628240 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kavalam from nearby towns? - Mancomb (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Alappuzha (district HQ)30 km by road - Changanassery (nearest town)20 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 Kavalam? 30 services counted by the Census are inside Kavalam; 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 · 3 govt · 3 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn 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 - ●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 - ○Degree college10+ km · Alappuzha - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Changanassery - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, 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 Kavalam known for? The main crops are **paddy and coconut**. Products made here include husk yarn. About 94% of the 2,327 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,925 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 Kavalam Of every 100 households in Kavalam in 2011, 94 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Kavalam · ■ Kuttanad rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **96% Toilet within the home ****87%** **91% No toilet (open defecation) ****10%** **7% Tap water ****9%** **60% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **39% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****38%** **43% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****62%** **56% Use banking services ****78%** **78% Television ****75%** **79% Mobile phone ****68%** **69% Computer with internet ****2%** **4% Two-wheeler ****9%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **4% None of these assets ****6%** **5% Own their home ****96%** **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 Kavalam? ■ Kavalam · ■ Kuttanad rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****97.7%** **97.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1035** **1075 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****975** **962 Working population ****43.7%** **37.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 98.5% for men and 96.9% for women. 58% of men and 30% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 345 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,281 (22%) · **■** Household industry 159 (3%) · **■** Other work 2,085 (36%) · **■** Marginal 1,855 (32%) 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 Kuttanad - Kainakary South15,405 people - Pulinkunnu15,210 people - Nedumudi14,601 people - Kunnumma14,252 people - Veliyanad12,501 people - Ramankary10,755 people - Muttar9,200 people - Kainakary North8,292 people [All 14 villages in Kuttanad](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/alappuzha/kuttanad/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kavalam?688506 - How far is Kavalam from Alappuzha?30 km by road - What is the population of Kavalam?13,089 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kavalam in?Alappuzha district (Kuttanad sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Kavalam?97.7% (Census 2011)