# Varappetty Village, Kothamangalam, Ernakulam (Kerala) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/ernakulam/kothamangalam/varappetty/ Village · Kothamangalam, Ernakulam # Varappetty Varappetty is a village in Kothamangalam sub-district of Ernakulam district, Kerala, PIN code **686691**. The 2011 Census counted **18,867 people in 4,559 households**, the 3rd largest of 10 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 96.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 94.0%. - 18,867people (2011) - 4,559households - 96.0%literacy - 686691PIN code ## Varappetty PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Varappetty is 686691.** Varappetty falls in Kothamangalam sub-district, Ernakulam district, Kerala. - PIN code686691 - Gram panchayatVarappetty, Pothanikkad, Pallarimangalam - Community development blockKothamangalam - Census village code628047 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Varappetty from nearby towns? - Kothamangalam (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Kakkanad (district HQ)45 km by road - Kothamangalam (nearest town)8 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 Varappetty? 27 services counted by the Census are inside Varappetty; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 10 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 3 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn 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 - ●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 · Kothamangalam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, 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 Varappetty known for? The main crops are **rubber, pineapple and banana**. About 96% of the 2,152 hectares of village land is sown, and 98 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 Varappetty Of every 100 households in Varappetty in 2011, 98 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 36 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 44 a two-wheeler and 14 a car. ■ Varappetty · ■ Kothamangalam rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **91% Toilet within the home ****99%** **94% No toilet (open defecation) ****0%** **5% Tap water ****31%** **31% Drinking water within premises ****84%** **71% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****36%** **27% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****63%** **72% Use banking services ****76%** **76% Television ****87%** **78% Mobile phone ****87%** **83% Computer with internet ****7%** **4% Two-wheeler ****44%** **31% Car / jeep / van ****14%** **12% None of these assets ****2%** **4% Own their home ****93%** **92% 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 Varappetty? ■ Varappetty · ■ Kothamangalam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****96.0%** **94.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1043** **1014 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****924** **971 Working population ****39.8%** **41.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 97.6% for men and 94.5% for women. 57% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 618 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 593 (8%) · **■** Household industry 89 (1%) · **■** Other work 4,840 (65%) · **■** Marginal 1,360 (18%) 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 Kothamangalam - Kuttampuzha24,799 people - Pothanikkad19,309 people - Kuttamangalam17,400 people - Neriamangalam15,994 people - Thrikkariyoor15,746 people - Kedavoor15,336 people [All 10 villages in Kothamangalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/ernakulam/kothamangalam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Varappetty?686691 - How far is Varappetty from Kakkanad?45 km by road - What is the population of Varappetty?18,867 (Census 2011) - Which district is Varappetty in?Ernakulam district (Kothamangalam sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Varappetty?96.0% (Census 2011)