# Anchal Village, Pathanapuram, Kollam (Kerala) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kollam/pathanapuram/anchal/ Village · Pathanapuram, Kollam # Anchal Anchal is a village in Pathanapuram sub-district of Kollam district, Kerala, PIN code **691306**. The 2011 Census counted **33,088 people in 8,793 households**, the 1st largest of 22 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 95.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 93.5%. - 33,088people (2011) - 8,793households - 95.0%literacy - 691306PIN code ## Anchal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Anchal is 691306.** Anchal falls in Pathanapuram sub-district, Kollam district, Kerala. - PIN code691306 - Gram panchayatAnchal - Community development blockAnchal - Census village code628400 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Anchal from nearby towns? - Punalur (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Kollam (district HQ)40 km by road - Punalur (nearest town)12 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 Anchal? 35 services counted by the Census are inside Anchal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt · 6 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt · 4 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 3 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 3 private - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 private - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 3 · 3 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile health clinicIn 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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○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 Anchal known for? The main crops are **rubber, tapioca and paddy**. Products made here include furniture and ornaments. About 81% of the 2,455 hectares of village land is sown, and 425 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 Anchal Of every 100 households in Anchal in 2011, 95 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 33 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 10 a car. ■ Anchal · ■ Pathanapuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **92% Toilet within the home ****97%** **92% No toilet (open defecation) ****2%** **6% Tap water ****23%** **14% Drinking water within premises ****94%** **85% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****33%** **25% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%** **74% Use banking services ****70%** **70% Television ****80%** **76% Mobile phone ****77%** **72% Computer with internet ****5%** **4% Two-wheeler ****18%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****10%** **8% None of these assets ****6%** **8% Own their home ****91%** **90% 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 Anchal? ■ Anchal · ■ Pathanapuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****95.0%** **93.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1103** **1126 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****919** **981 Working population ****36.1%** **36.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 96.7% for men and 93.5% for women. 54% of men and 20% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 952 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,289 (11%) · **■** Household industry 166 (1%) · **■** Other work 7,778 (65%) · **■** Marginal 1,775 (15%) 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 Pathanapuram - Vilakkudy32,995 people - Pathanapuram32,339 people - Thalavoor24,385 people - Karavaloor23,947 people [All 22 villages in Pathanapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kollam/pathanapuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Anchal?691306 - How far is Anchal from Kollam?40 km by road - What is the population of Anchal?33,088 (Census 2011) - Which district is Anchal in?Kollam district (Pathanapuram sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Anchal?95.0% (Census 2011)