# Valakam Village, Kottarakkara, Kollam (Kerala) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kollam/kottarakkara/valakam/ Village · Kottarakkara, Kollam # Valakam Valakam is a village in Kottarakkara sub-district of Kollam district, Kerala, PIN code **691532**. The 2011 Census counted **16,384 people in 4,303 households**, the 21st largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 95.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 94.3%. - 16,384people (2011) - 4,303households - 95.2%literacy - 691532PIN code ## Valakam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Valakam is 691532.** Valakam falls in Kottarakkara sub-district, Kollam district, Kerala. - PIN code691532 - Gram panchayatUmmannoor - Community development blockVettikkavala - Census village code628417 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Valakam from nearby towns? - Kottarakkara (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Kollam (district HQ)38 km by road - Punalur (nearest town)29 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 Valakam? 27 services counted by the Census are inside Valakam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 8 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn 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 - ●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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Arackal - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kottarakkara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chandanathope - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 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 Valakam known for? The main crops are **rubber, coconut and paddy**. About 78% of the 1,781 hectares of village land is sown, and 200 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 Valakam Of every 100 households in Valakam in 2011, 94 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 40 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 9 a car. ■ Valakam · ■ Kottarakkara rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **94% Toilet within the home ****92%** **93% No toilet (open defecation) ****5%** **5% Tap water ****17%** **17% Drinking water within premises ****90%** **88% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****40%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****59%** **70% Use banking services ****74%** **71% Television ****76%** **75% Mobile phone ****64%** **71% Computer with internet ****4%** **4% Two-wheeler ****15%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****9%** **8% None of these assets ****9%** **8% Own their home ****96%** **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 Valakam? ■ Valakam · ■ Kottarakkara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****95.2%** **94.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1109** **1141 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****914** **974 Working population ****33.8%** **35.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 96.8% for men and 93.7% for women. 50% of men and 19% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 900 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 745 (13%) · **■** Household industry 113 (2%) · **■** Other work 2,683 (48%) · **■** Marginal 1,102 (20%) 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 - Puthur19,786 people - Kottukkal18,400 people - Ummannoor17,406 people - Ittiva17,270 people - Veliyam16,298 people - Chakkuvarakkal16,086 people - Odanavattam15,732 people - Nilamel15,395 people [All 26 villages in Kottarakkara](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kollam/kottarakkara/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Valakam?691532 - How far is Valakam from Kollam?38 km by road - What is the population of Valakam?16,384 (Census 2011) - Which district is Valakam in?Kollam district (Kottarakkara sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Valakam?95.2% (Census 2011)