# Kelakam Village, Thalassery, Kannur (Kerala) – PIN Code

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Village · Thalassery, Kannur 

# Kelakam

Kelakam is a village in Thalassery sub-district of Kannur district, Kerala, PIN code **670674**. The 2011 Census counted **16,211 people in 4,026 households**, the 9th largest of 22 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 93.6%.

- 16,211people (2011)
- 4,026households
- 94.6%literacy
- 670674PIN code

## Kelakam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kelakam is 670674.** Kelakam falls in Thalassery sub-district, Kannur district, Kerala.

- PIN code670674
- Gram panchayatKelakam,Kottiyur
- Community development blockPeravoor
- Census village code627258

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

## How far is Kelakam from nearby towns?

- Thalassery (sub-district HQ)53 km by road
- Kannur (district HQ)60 km by road
- Koothuparamba (nearest town)40 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 Kelakam?

31 services counted by the Census are inside Kelakam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 3 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 3 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●ITI / vocational schoolIn 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 · 2 · 2 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
- ●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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kottiyoor
- ○Degree college10+ km · Edathotty
- ○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)23 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 Kelakam known for?

The main crops are **rubber**. About 53% of the 7,793 hectares of village land is sown, and 49 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 Kelakam

Of every 100 households in Kelakam in 2011, 86 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Kelakam · ■ Thalassery rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**88%

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

**96%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**4%

Tap water ****20%**

**13%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**75%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**90%

Use banking services ****89%**

**82%

Television ****68%**

**67%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**7%

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

**6%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Kelakam?

■ Kelakam · ■ Thalassery rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****94.6%**

**93.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1032**

**1076

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****956**

**973

Working population ****44.0%**

**36.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.7% for men and 93.6% for women. 60% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1,727 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,199 (17%) · **■** Household industry 79 (1%) · **■** Other work 2,846 (40%) · **■** Marginal 1,285 (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 Thalassery

- Muzhakkunnu21,807 people
- Puthoor19,575 people
- Kottiyoor16,698 people
- Keezhur16,597 people
- Sivapuram16,047 people
- Manathana15,935 people
- Kanichar15,789 people
- Payam15,429 people

[All 22 villages in Thalassery](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kannur/thalassery/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kelakam?670674
- How far is Kelakam from Kannur?60 km by road
- What is the population of Kelakam?16,211 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kelakam in?Kannur district (Thalassery sub-district), Kerala
- What is the literacy rate of Kelakam?94.6% (Census 2011)
