# Palamel Village, Mavelikkara, Alappuzha (Kerala) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/alappuzha/mavelikkara/palamel/ Village · Mavelikkara, Alappuzha # Palamel Palamel is a village in Mavelikkara sub-district of Alappuzha district, Kerala, PIN code **690504**. The 2011 Census counted **32,512 people in 8,546 households**, the 1st largest of 9 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 95.2%. - 32,512people (2011) - 8,546households - 94.1%literacy - 690504PIN code ## Palamel PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Palamel is 690504.** Palamel falls in Mavelikkara sub-district, Alappuzha district, Kerala. - PIN code690504 - Gram panchayatPalamel - Community development blockBharanikkavu - Census village code628284 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Palamel from nearby towns? - Mavelikkara (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Alappuzha (district HQ)65 km by road - Mavelikkara (nearest town)15 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 Palamel? 34 services counted by the Census are inside Palamel; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 4 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 10 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 3 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Engineering collegeIn village · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 3 · 3 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 3 · 3 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 - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 · Pandalam - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Thamarakkulam - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ 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 Palamel known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 67% of the 2,559 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,598 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 Palamel Of every 100 households in Palamel in 2011, 92 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Palamel · ■ Mavelikkara rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **94% Toilet within the home ****88%** **91% No toilet (open defecation) ****10%** **7% Tap water ****20%** **24% Drinking water within premises ****85%** **88% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****38%** **44% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****61%** **54% Use banking services ****71%** **69% Television ****75%** **78% Mobile phone ****65%** **64% Computer with internet ****4%** **5% Two-wheeler ****26%** **31% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **9% None of these assets ****7%** **6% 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 Palamel? ■ Palamel · ■ Mavelikkara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****94.1%** **95.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1135** **1169 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****924** **976 Working population ****32.4%** **32.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 96.0% for men and 92.4% for women. 50% of men and 17% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,103 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,014 (10%) · **■** Household industry 164 (2%) · **■** Other work 5,811 (55%) · **■** Marginal 2,426 (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 Mavelikkara - Thekkekara32,373 people - Vallikunnam30,394 people - Thamarakkulam27,017 people - Noornad25,375 people [All 9 villages in Mavelikkara](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/alappuzha/mavelikkara/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Palamel?690504 - How far is Palamel from Alappuzha?65 km by road - What is the population of Palamel?32,512 (Census 2011) - Which district is Palamel in?Alappuzha district (Mavelikkara sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Palamel?94.1% (Census 2011)