# Arackal Village, Pathanapuram, Kollam (Kerala) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kollam/pathanapuram/arackal/ Village · Pathanapuram, Kollam # Arackal Arackal is a village in Pathanapuram sub-district of Kollam district, Kerala, PIN code **691306**. The 2011 Census counted **17,240 people in 4,625 households**, the 11th largest of 22 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 93.5%. - 17,240people (2011) - 4,625households - 94.5%literacy - 691306PIN code ## Arackal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Arackal is 691306.** Arackal falls in Pathanapuram sub-district, Kollam district, Kerala. - PIN code691306 - Gram panchayatEdamulackal - Community development blockAnchal - Census village code628398 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Arackal from nearby towns? - Punalur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Kollam (district HQ)37 km by road - Punalur (nearest town)16 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 Arackal? 28 services counted by the Census are inside Arackal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 5 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 3 · 3 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Anchal - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, 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 Arackal known for? The main crops are **rubber and vegetables**. About 80% of the 1,714 hectares of village land is sown, and 64 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 Arackal Of every 100 households in Arackal in 2011, 92 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Arackal · ■ Pathanapuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **92% Toilet within the home ****94%** **92% No toilet (open defecation) ****5%** **6% Tap water ****10%** **14% Drinking water within premises ****87%** **85% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%** **25% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%** **74% Use banking services ****78%** **70% Television ****75%** **76% Mobile phone ****67%** **72% Computer with internet ****3%** **4% Two-wheeler ****15%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **8% None of these assets ****11%** **8% Own their home ****96%** **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 Arackal? ■ Arackal · ■ Pathanapuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****94.5%** **93.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1148** **1126 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1081** **981 Working population ****36.5%** **36.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 96.3% for men and 93.0% for women. 54% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 515 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 704 (11%) · **■** Household industry 68 (1%) · **■** Other work 3,212 (51%) · **■** Marginal 1,792 (28%) 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 - Edamulackal22,004 people - Eroor20,640 people - Thinkalkarikkakom18,790 people - Pattazhy17,718 people - Kulathupuzha15,931 people - Pattazhy Vadakkekara15,160 people - Ayiranalloor13,289 people - Alayamon12,219 people [All 22 villages in Pathanapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kollam/pathanapuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Arackal?691306 - How far is Arackal from Kollam?37 km by road - What is the population of Arackal?17,240 (Census 2011) - Which district is Arackal in?Kollam district (Pathanapuram sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Arackal?94.5% (Census 2011)