# Valakam Village, Muvattupuzha, Ernakulam (Kerala) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/ernakulam/muvattupuzha/valakam/ Village · Muvattupuzha, Ernakulam # Valakam Valakam is a village in Muvattupuzha sub-district of Ernakulam district, Kerala, PIN code **682613**. The 2011 Census counted **15,966 people in 4,012 households**, the 11th largest of 17 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 96.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 95.8%. - 15,966people (2011) - 4,012households - 96.7%literacy - 682613PIN code ## Valakam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Valakam is 682613.** Valakam falls in Muvattupuzha sub-district, Ernakulam district, Kerala. - PIN code682613 - Gram panchayatValakam, Marady - Community development blockMuvattupuzha - Census village code628020 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Valakam from nearby towns? - Muvattupuzha (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Kakkanad (district HQ)40 km by road - Muvattupuzha (nearest town)6 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 Valakam? 28 services counted by the Census are inside Valakam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 3 · 3 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn 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 - ●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 · Kolencherry - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arakuzha - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated 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 Valakam known for? The main crops are **rubber, paddy and banana**. About 35% of the 2,110 hectares of village land is sown, and 800 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 Valakam Of every 100 households in Valakam in 2011, 98 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 40 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 47 a two-wheeler and 19 a car. ■ Valakam · ■ Muvattupuzha rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **97% Toilet within the home ****99%** **97% No toilet (open defecation) ****1%** **2% Tap water ****16%** **37% Drinking water within premises ****90%** **80% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****40%** **31% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****59%** **67% Use banking services ****86%** **80% Television ****88%** **85% Mobile phone ****86%** **83% Computer with internet ****9%** **7% Two-wheeler ****47%** **38% Car / jeep / van ****19%** **17% None of these assets ****2%** **3% Own their home ****94%** **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 Valakam? ■ Valakam · ■ Muvattupuzha rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****96.7%** **95.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1002** **1016 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****918** **952 Working population ****38.1%** **38.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 98.1% for men and 95.2% for women. 56% of men and 20% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 570 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 354 (6%) · **■** Household industry 73 (1%) · **■** Other work 4,237 (70%) · **■** Marginal 846 (14%) 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 Muvattupuzha - Marady17,176 people - Manjalloor17,145 people - Maneed16,980 people - Elanji16,495 people - Palakkuzha13,412 people - Arakuzha13,335 people - Kalloorkkad12,911 people - Onakkoor12,421 people [All 17 villages in Muvattupuzha](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/ernakulam/muvattupuzha/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Valakam?682613 - How far is Valakam from Kakkanad?40 km by road - What is the population of Valakam?15,966 (Census 2011) - Which district is Valakam in?Ernakulam district (Muvattupuzha sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Valakam?96.7% (Census 2011)