# Chunakkara Village, Mavelikkara, Alappuzha (Kerala) – PIN Code

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Village · Mavelikkara, Alappuzha 

# Chunakkara

Chunakkara is a village in Mavelikkara sub-district of Alappuzha district, Kerala, PIN code **690534**. The 2011 Census counted **22,730 people in 5,998 households**, the 6th largest of 9 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 95.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 95.2%.

- 22,730people (2011)
- 5,998households
- 95.5%literacy
- 690534PIN code

## Chunakkara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chunakkara is 690534.** Chunakkara falls in Mavelikkara sub-district, Alappuzha district, Kerala.

- PIN code690534
- Gram panchayatChunakkara
- Community development blockBharanikkavu
- Census village code628282

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Chunakkara from nearby towns?

- Mavelikkara (sub-district HQ)10 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 Chunakkara?

31 services counted by the Census are inside Chunakkara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 7 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn 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
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college5–10 km · Mavelikkara
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, 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 Chunakkara known for?

The main crops are **paddy, coconut and rubber**. About 99% of the 1,692 hectares of village land is sown, and 121 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 Chunakkara

Of every 100 households in Chunakkara in 2011, 95 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 39 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Chunakkara · ■ Mavelikkara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**91%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**7%

Tap water ****32%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****88%**

**88%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****39%**

**44%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%**

**54%

Use banking services ****68%**

**69%

Television ****79%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**5%

Two-wheeler ****32%**

**31%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**9%

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 Chunakkara?

■ Chunakkara · ■ Mavelikkara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****95.5%**

**95.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1191**

**1169

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****902**

**976

Working population ****30.3%**

**32.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.8% for men and 94.3% for women. 45% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 570 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 445 (6%) · **■** Household industry 108 (2%) · **■** Other work 4,114 (60%) · **■** Marginal 1,640 (24%)

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 Mavelikkara

- Thekkekara32,373 people
- Vallikunnam30,394 people
- Thamarakkulam27,017 people
- Noornad25,375 people
- Vettiyar21,393 people
- Thriperumthura15,226 people
- Perungala14,151 people

[All 9 villages in Mavelikkara](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/alappuzha/mavelikkara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chunakkara?690534
- How far is Chunakkara from Alappuzha?50 km by road
- What is the population of Chunakkara?22,730 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chunakkara in?Alappuzha district (Mavelikkara sub-district), Kerala
- What is the literacy rate of Chunakkara?95.5% (Census 2011)
