# Kadakkal Village, Kottarakkara, Kollam (Kerala) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kollam/kottarakkara/kadakkal/ Village · Kottarakkara, Kollam # Kadakkal Kadakkal is a village in Kottarakkara sub-district of Kollam district, Kerala, PIN code **691536**. The 2011 Census counted **30,719 people in 8,279 households**, the 1st largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 94.3%. - 30,719people (2011) - 8,279households - 93.5%literacy - 691536PIN code ## Kadakkal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kadakkal is 691536.** Kadakkal falls in Kottarakkara sub-district, Kollam district, Kerala. - PIN code691536 - Gram panchayatKadakkal - Community development blockChadayamangalam - Census village code628425 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kadakkal from nearby towns? - Kottarakkara (sub-district HQ)35 km by road - Kollam (district HQ)50 km by road - Punalur (nearest town)25 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 Kadakkal? 34 services counted by the Census are inside Kadakkal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 7 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 7 govt · 5 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 6 govt · 5 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 private - ●Engineering collegeIn village · 1 private - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 2 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 2 · 2 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 - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Kadakkal known for? The main crops are **rubber, paddy and tapioca**. Products made here include hollow bricks and flour. About 97% of the 2,948 hectares of village land is sown, and 143 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 Kadakkal Of every 100 households in Kadakkal in 2011, 93 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 33 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 9 a car. ■ Kadakkal · ■ Kottarakkara rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **94% Toilet within the home ****93%** **93% No toilet (open defecation) ****6%** **5% Tap water ****10%** **17% Drinking water within premises ****85%** **88% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****33%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%** **70% Use banking services ****67%** **71% Television ****75%** **75% Mobile phone ****78%** **71% Computer with internet ****4%** **4% Two-wheeler ****16%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****9%** **8% None of these assets ****7%** **8% Own their home ****93%** **95% 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 Kadakkal? ■ Kadakkal · ■ Kottarakkara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****93.5%** **94.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1177** **1141 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****964** **974 Working population ****36.0%** **35.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 95.9% for men and 91.6% for women. 53% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,124 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,121 (10%) · **■** Household industry 187 (2%) · **■** Other work 5,705 (52%) · **■** Marginal 2,908 (26%) 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 Kottarakkara - Kareepra30,099 people - Velinalloor28,864 people - Elamad27,248 people - Pavithreswaram26,041 people [All 26 villages in Kottarakkara](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kollam/kottarakkara/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kadakkal?691536 - How far is Kadakkal from Kollam?50 km by road - What is the population of Kadakkal?30,719 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kadakkal in?Kollam district (Kottarakkara sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Kadakkal?93.5% (Census 2011)