# Veliyam Village, Kottarakkara, Kollam (Kerala) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kollam/kottarakkara/veliyam/ Village · Kottarakkara, Kollam # Veliyam Veliyam is a village in Kottarakkara sub-district of Kollam district, Kerala, PIN code **691540**. The 2011 Census counted **16,298 people in 4,332 households**, the 22nd largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 94.3%. - 16,298people (2011) - 4,332households - 92.8%literacy - 691540PIN code ## Veliyam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Veliyam is 691540.** Veliyam falls in Kottarakkara sub-district, Kollam district, Kerala. - PIN code691540 - Gram panchayatVeliyam - Community development blockKottarakkara - Census village code628419 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Veliyam from nearby towns? - Kottarakkara (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Kollam (district HQ)26 km by road - Kollam (nearest town)26 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 Veliyam? 23 services counted by the Census are inside Veliyam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 5 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Kottarakkara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chandanathope - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 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 Veliyam known for? The main crops are **coconut, banana and rubber**. About 90% of the 1,513 hectares of village land is sown, and 125 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 Veliyam Of every 100 households in Veliyam in 2011, 94 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Veliyam · ■ Kottarakkara rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **94% Toilet within the home ****92%** **93% No toilet (open defecation) ****6%** **5% Tap water ****12%** **17% Drinking water within premises ****88%** **88% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%** **70% Use banking services ****66%** **71% Television ****75%** **75% Mobile phone ****66%** **71% Computer with internet ****3%** **4% Two-wheeler ****16%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **8% None of these assets ****10%** **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 Veliyam? ■ Veliyam · ■ Kottarakkara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****92.8%** **94.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1119** **1141 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****995** **974 Working population ****37.4%** **35.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 95.2% for men and 90.6% for women. 54% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 401 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 387 (6%) · **■** Household industry 77 (1%) · **■** Other work 3,594 (59%) · **■** Marginal 1,633 (27%) 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 - Kottukkal18,400 people - Ummannoor17,406 people - Ittiva17,270 people - Valakam16,384 people - Chakkuvarakkal16,086 people - Odanavattam15,732 people - Nilamel15,395 people - Kulakkada15,148 people [All 26 villages in Kottarakkara](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kollam/kottarakkara/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Veliyam?691540 - How far is Veliyam from Kollam?26 km by road - What is the population of Veliyam?16,298 (Census 2011) - Which district is Veliyam in?Kollam district (Kottarakkara sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Veliyam?92.8% (Census 2011)