# Vallikunnam Village, Mavelikkara, Alappuzha (Kerala)

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Village · Mavelikkara, Alappuzha 

# Vallikunnam

Vallikunnam is a village in Mavelikkara sub-district of Alappuzha district, Kerala, PIN code **690501**. The 2011 Census counted **30,394 people in 7,827 households**, the 3rd largest of 9 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 95.2%.

- 30,394people (2011)
- 7,827households
- 94.3%literacy
- 690501PIN code

## Vallikunnam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Vallikunnam is 690501.** Vallikunnam falls in Mavelikkara sub-district, Alappuzha district, Kerala.

- PIN code690501
- Gram panchayatVallikunnam
- Community development blockBharanikkavu
- Census village code628286

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

## How far is Vallikunnam from nearby towns?

- Mavelikkara (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Alappuzha (district HQ)40 km by road
- Kayamkulam (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 Vallikunnam?

32 services counted by the Census are inside Vallikunnam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 8 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 3 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 4 govt · 2 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 3 · 3 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 college10+ km · Kayamkulam
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated 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 Vallikunnam known for?

The main crops are **paddy, coconut and rubber**. Products made here include bricks. About 50% of the 2,137 hectares of village land is sown, and 671 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 Vallikunnam

Of every 100 households in Vallikunnam in 2011, 95 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 39 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Vallikunnam · ■ Mavelikkara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****92%**

**91%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**7%

Tap water ****14%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****93%**

**88%

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

**44%

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

**54%

Use banking services ****68%**

**69%

Television ****74%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**5%

Two-wheeler ****33%**

**31%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**9%

None of these assets ****6%**

**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 Vallikunnam?

■ Vallikunnam · ■ Mavelikkara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****94.3%**

**95.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1167**

**1169

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1045**

**976

Working population ****31.8%**

**32.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.7% for men and 92.2% for women. 49% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 553 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 551 (6%) · **■** Household industry 185 (2%) · **■** Other work 5,515 (57%) · **■** Marginal 2,854 (30%)

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

- Palamel32,512 people
- Thekkekara32,373 people
- Thamarakkulam27,017 people
- Noornad25,375 people
- Chunakkara22,730 people
- Vettiyar21,393 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Vallikunnam?690501
- How far is Vallikunnam from Alappuzha?40 km by road
- What is the population of Vallikunnam?30,394 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Vallikunnam in?Alappuzha district (Mavelikkara sub-district), Kerala
- What is the literacy rate of Vallikunnam?94.3% (Census 2011)
