# Pooyappally Village, Kottarakkara, Kollam (Kerala) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kollam/kottarakkara/pooyappally/ Village · Kottarakkara, Kollam # Pooyappally Pooyappally is a village in Kottarakkara sub-district of Kollam district, Kerala, PIN code **691537**. The 2011 Census counted **24,447 people in 6,405 households**, the 8th largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 95.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 94.3%. - 24,447people (2011) - 6,405households - 95.1%literacy - 691537PIN code ## Pooyappally PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pooyappally is 691537.** Pooyappally falls in Kottarakkara sub-district, Kollam district, Kerala. - PIN code691537 - Gram panchayatPooyappally - Community development blockKottarakkara - Census village code628420 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pooyappally from nearby towns? - Kottarakkara (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Kollam (district HQ)20 km by road - Kollam (nearest town)20 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 Pooyappally? 31 services counted by the Census are inside Pooyappally; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 6 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 6 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 5 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 4 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 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 - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Kottarakkara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kottarakkara - ○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 Pooyappally known for? The main crops are **rubber, coconut and potato**. Products made here include cough syrup, ayurvedic medicines and handloom. About 77% of the 2,215 hectares of village land is sown, and 350 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 Pooyappally Of every 100 households in Pooyappally in 2011, 96 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 27 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 9 a car. ■ Pooyappally · ■ Kottarakkara rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **94% Toilet within the home ****95%** **93% No toilet (open defecation) ****4%** **5% Tap water ****9%** **17% Drinking water within premises ****88%** **88% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****27%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%** **70% Use banking services ****66%** **71% Television ****79%** **75% Mobile phone ****69%** **71% Computer with internet ****4%** **4% Two-wheeler ****20%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****9%** **8% None of these assets ****7%** **8% Own their home ****95%** **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 Pooyappally? ■ Pooyappally · ■ Kottarakkara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****95.1%** **94.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1136** **1141 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****980** **974 Working population ****31.8%** **35.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 97.0% for men and 93.5% for women. 47% of men and 18% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 416 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 491 (6%) · **■** Household industry 93 (1%) · **■** Other work 3,262 (42%) · **■** Marginal 3,516 (45%) 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 - Elamad27,248 people - Pavithreswaram26,041 people - Mancode24,988 people - Neduvathoor24,749 people - Ezhukone23,744 people - Chadayamangalam22,473 people - Melila22,203 people - Mylom22,164 people [All 26 villages in Kottarakkara](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kollam/kottarakkara/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pooyappally?691537 - How far is Pooyappally from Kollam?20 km by road - What is the population of Pooyappally?24,447 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pooyappally in?Kollam district (Kottarakkara sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Pooyappally?95.1% (Census 2011)