# Vettikkavala Village, Kottarakkara, Kollam (Kerala) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kollam/kottarakkara/vettikkavala/ Village · Kottarakkara, Kollam # Vettikkavala Vettikkavala is a village in Kottarakkara sub-district of Kollam district, Kerala, PIN code **691538**. The 2011 Census counted **20,118 people in 5,313 households**, the 16th largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 95.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 94.3%. - 20,118people (2011) - 5,313households - 95.3%literacy - 691538PIN code ## Vettikkavala PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vettikkavala is 691538.** Vettikkavala falls in Kottarakkara sub-district, Kollam district, Kerala. - PIN code691538 - Gram panchayatVettikkavala - Community development blockVettikkavala - Census village code628411 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vettikkavala from nearby towns? - Kottarakkara (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Kollam (district HQ)35 km by road - Punalur (nearest town)15 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 Vettikkavala? 29 services counted by the Census are inside Vettikkavala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 4 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 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 - ●Commercial bankIn 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 college5–10 km · Kottarakara - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 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 Vettikkavala known for? The main crops are **rubber and coconut**. About 81% of the 1,871 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 Vettikkavala Of every 100 households in Vettikkavala in 2011, 94 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 9 a car. ■ Vettikkavala · ■ Kottarakkara rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **94% Toilet within the home ****91%** **93% No toilet (open defecation) ****6%** **5% Tap water ****24%** **17% Drinking water within premises ****90%** **88% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%** **70% Use banking services ****72%** **71% Television ****77%** **75% Mobile phone ****69%** **71% Computer with internet ****4%** **4% Two-wheeler ****18%** **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 Vettikkavala? ■ Vettikkavala · ■ Kottarakkara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****95.3%** **94.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1142** **1141 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1073** **974 Working population ****37.2%** **35.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 97.0% for men and 93.9% for women. 53% of men and 24% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 607 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 622 (8%) · **■** Household industry 112 (1%) · **■** Other work 4,344 (58%) · **■** Marginal 1,801 (24%) 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 - Mylom22,164 people - Kummil20,383 people - Chithara20,268 people - Kalayapuram20,233 people - Puthur19,786 people - Kottukkal18,400 people - Ummannoor17,406 people - Ittiva17,270 people [All 26 villages in Kottarakkara](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kollam/kottarakkara/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vettikkavala?691538 - How far is Vettikkavala from Kollam?35 km by road - What is the population of Vettikkavala?20,118 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vettikkavala in?Kollam district (Kottarakkara sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Vettikkavala?95.3% (Census 2011)