# Thevalakkara Village, Karunagappally, Kollam (Kerala) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kollam/karunagappally/thevalakkara/ Village · Karunagappally, Kollam # Thevalakkara Thevalakkara is a village in Karunagappally sub-district of Kollam district, Kerala, PIN code **690524**. The 2011 Census counted **42,977 people in 10,473 households**, the 1st largest of 6 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 93.9%. - 42,977people (2011) - 10,473households - 93.1%literacy - 690524PIN code ## Thevalakkara PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thevalakkara is 690524.** Thevalakkara falls in Karunagappally sub-district, Kollam district, Kerala. - PIN code690524 - Gram panchayatThevalakkara - Community development blockChavara - Census village code628361 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thevalakkara from nearby towns? - Karunagappally (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Kollam (district HQ)24 km by road - Kollam (nearest town)22 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 Thevalakkara? 29 services counted by the Census are inside Thevalakkara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 4 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt · 3 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 3 · 2 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 3 · 3 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 - ●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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Chavara - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Chavara - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 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 Thevalakkara known for? The main crops are **coconut**. Products made here include copra. About 44% of the 1,692 hectares of village land is sown, and 124 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 Thevalakkara Of every 100 households in Thevalakkara in 2011, 97 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Thevalakkara · ■ Karunagappally rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **96% Toilet within the home ****96%** **95% No toilet (open defecation) ****3%** **4% Tap water ****50%** **48% Drinking water within premises ****83%** **85% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****34%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****65%** **62% Use banking services ****72%** **69% Television ****80%** **79% Mobile phone ****69%** **66% Computer with internet ****3%** **3% Two-wheeler ****22%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **6% None of these assets ****5%** **5% Own their home ****92%** **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 Thevalakkara? ■ Thevalakkara · ■ Karunagappally rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****93.1%** **93.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1119** **1113 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****947** **955 Working population ****30.9%** **33.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 95.4% for men and 91.0% for women. 47% of men and 16% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 525 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 580 (4%) · **■** Household industry 305 (2%) · **■** Other work 8,113 (61%) · **■** Marginal 3,745 (28%) 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 - Thazhava23,341 people - Clappana22,250 people - Alappad21,655 people - Pavumba17,230 people [All 6 villages in Karunagappally](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kollam/karunagappally/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thevalakkara?690524 - How far is Thevalakkara from Kollam?24 km by road - What is the population of Thevalakkara?42,977 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thevalakkara in?Kollam district (Karunagappally sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Thevalakkara?93.1% (Census 2011)