# Alappad Village, Karunagappally, Kollam (Kerala) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kollam/karunagappally/alappad/ Village · Karunagappally, Kollam # Alappad Alappad is a village in Karunagappally sub-district of Kollam district, Kerala, PIN code **690571**. The 2011 Census counted **21,655 people in 5,229 households**, the 4th largest of 6 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 95.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 93.9%. - 21,655people (2011) - 5,229households - 95.5%literacy - 690571PIN code ## Alappad PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Alappad is 690571.** Alappad falls in Karunagappally sub-district, Kollam district, Kerala. - PIN code690571 - Gram panchayatAlappad - Community development blockKarunagappally - Census village code628357 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Alappad from nearby towns? - Karunagappally (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Kollam (district HQ)21 km by road - Kayamkulam (nearest town)21 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 Alappad? 32 services counted by the Census are inside Alappad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 3 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 2 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn 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 - ●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 · Erathu - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, 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 Alappad known for? The main crops are **coconut**. About 21% of the 760 hectares of village land is sown. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Alappad Of every 100 households in Alappad in 2011, 94 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 43 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Alappad · ■ Karunagappally rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **96% Toilet within the home ****92%** **95% No toilet (open defecation) ****4%** **4% Tap water ****98%** **48% Drinking water within premises ****82%** **85% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****43%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****55%** **62% Use banking services ****73%** **69% Television ****80%** **79% Mobile phone ****58%** **66% Computer with internet ****1%** **3% Two-wheeler ****13%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **6% None of these assets ****6%** **5% Own their home ****97%** **94% 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 Alappad? ■ Alappad · ■ Karunagappally rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****95.5%** **93.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1026** **1113 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****948** **955 Working population ****36.0%** **33.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 95.9% for men and 95.2% for women. 55% of men and 17% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 58 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (0%) · **■** Household industry 36 (0%) · **■** Other work 6,243 (80%) · **■** Marginal 1,432 (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 Karunagappally - Thevalakkara42,977 people - Thazhava23,341 people - Clappana22,250 people - Pavumba17,230 people - Thekkumbhagom16,937 people [All 6 villages in Karunagappally](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kollam/karunagappally/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Alappad?690571 - How far is Alappad from Kollam?21 km by road - What is the population of Alappad?21,655 (Census 2011) - Which district is Alappad in?Kollam district (Karunagappally sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Alappad?95.5% (Census 2011)