# West Kallada Village, Kunnathur, Kollam (Kerala) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kollam/kunnathur/west-kallada/ Village · Kunnathur, Kollam # West Kallada West Kallada is a village in Kunnathur sub-district of Kollam district, Kerala, PIN code **691500**. The 2011 Census counted **18,176 people in 4,655 households**, the 7th largest of 7 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 94.4%. - 18,176people (2011) - 4,655households - 94.7%literacy - 691500PIN code ## West Kallada PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of West Kallada is 691500.** West Kallada falls in Kunnathur sub-district, Kollam district, Kerala. - PIN code691500 - Gram panchayatWest Kallada - Community development blockSasthamkotta - Census village code628381 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is West Kallada from nearby towns? - Sasthamkotta (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Kollam (district HQ)28 km by road - Kollam (nearest town)28 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 West Kallada? 32 services counted by the Census are inside West Kallada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile health clinicIn 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 - ●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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Sasthamcotta - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Karunagappally - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, 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 West Kallada known for? The main crops are **coconut, tapioca and banana**. Products made here include coir and bricks. About 50% of the 1,335 hectares of village land is sown, and 356 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 West Kallada Of every 100 households in West Kallada in 2011, 93 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ West Kallada · ■ Kunnathur rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **93% Toilet within the home ****91%** **92% No toilet (open defecation) ****8%** **6% Tap water ****66%** **37% Drinking water within premises ****68%** **81% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%** **28% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%** **71% Use banking services ****61%** **63% Television ****72%** **73% Mobile phone ****63%** **66% Computer with internet ****3%** **3% Two-wheeler ****21%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **7% None of these assets ****10%** **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 West Kallada? ■ West Kallada · ■ Kunnathur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****94.7%** **94.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1091** **1103 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****994** **974 Working population ****39.2%** **35.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 96.7% for men and 92.9% for women. 54% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 360 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 397 (6%) · **■** Household industry 59 (1%) · **■** Other work 4,605 (65%) · **■** Marginal 1,704 (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 Kunnathur - Poruvazhy28,722 people - Sooranad North28,471 people - Kunnathur25,009 people - Sooranad South24,766 people [All 7 villages in Kunnathur](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kollam/kunnathur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of West Kallada?691500 - How far is West Kallada from Kollam?28 km by road - What is the population of West Kallada?18,176 (Census 2011) - Which district is West Kallada in?Kollam district (Kunnathur sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of West Kallada?94.7% (Census 2011)