# Vellathuval Village, Devikulam, Idukki (Kerala) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Devikulam, Idukki 

# Vellathuval

Vellathuval is a village in Devikulam sub-district of Idukki district, Kerala, PIN code **685563**. The 2011 Census counted **14,509 people in 3,622 households**, the 3rd largest of 12 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 95.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.3%.

- 14,509people (2011)
- 3,622households
- 95.0%literacy
- 685563PIN code

## Vellathuval PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Vellathuval is 685563.** Vellathuval falls in Devikulam sub-district, Idukki district, Kerala.

- PIN code685563
- Gram panchayatVellathuval
- Community development blockAdimali
- Census village code628060

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

## How far is Vellathuval from nearby towns?

- Devikulam (sub-district HQ)27 km by road
- Painavu (district HQ)51 km by road
- Kothamangalam (nearest town)64 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 Vellathuval?

29 services counted by the Census are inside Vellathuval; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 4 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 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
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Adimali
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kunjithanny
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ 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 Vellathuval known for?

The main crops are **pepper, rubber and cashew nut**. About 95% of the 4,812 hectares of village land is sown, and 104 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 Vellathuval

Of every 100 households in Vellathuval in 2011, 93 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Vellathuval · ■ Devikulam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****96%**

**81%

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

**16%

Tap water ****24%**

**48%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**29%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**78%

Use banking services ****72%**

**77%

Television ****80%**

**71%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**6%

None of these assets ****2%**

**8%

Own their home ****90%**

**64%

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 Vellathuval?

■ Vellathuval · ■ Devikulam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****95.0%**

**86.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1010**

**995

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1048**

**974

Working population ****43.4%**

**49.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.0% for men and 93.1% for women. 60% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1,187 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 697 (11%) · **■** Household industry 61 (1%) · **■** Other work 2,521 (40%) · **■** Marginal 1,834 (29%)

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 Devikulam

- Kannan Devan Hills55,738 people
- Mannamkandam40,593 people
- Marayoor12,399 people
- Kunjithanny12,202 people
- Pallivasal10,875 people
- Mankulam9,595 people

[All 12 villages in Devikulam](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/idukki/devikulam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Vellathuval?685563
- How far is Vellathuval from Painavu?51 km by road
- What is the population of Vellathuval?14,509 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Vellathuval in?Idukki district (Devikulam sub-district), Kerala
- What is the literacy rate of Vellathuval?95.0% (Census 2011)
