# Channappetta Village, Pathanapuram, Kollam (Kerala) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kollam/pathanapuram/channappetta/ Village · Pathanapuram, Kollam # Channappetta Channappetta is a village in Pathanapuram sub-district of Kollam district, Kerala, PIN code **691311**. The 2011 Census counted **8,518 people in 2,276 households**, the 21st largest of 22 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 93.5%. - 8,518people (2011) - 2,276households - 92.5%literacy - 691311PIN code ## Channappetta PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Channappetta is 691311.** Channappetta falls in Pathanapuram sub-district, Kollam district, Kerala. - PIN code691311 - Gram panchayatAlayamon,Kulathupuzha, Ittiva, Chithara - Community development blockAnchal - Census village code628403 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Channappetta from nearby towns? - Punalur (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Kollam (district HQ)55 km by road - Punalur (nearest town)20 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 Channappetta? 24 services counted by the Census are inside Channappetta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 3 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 3 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Maternity & child 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 - ●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 - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Alayamon - ○Degree college5–10 km · Anchal - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Alayamon - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ 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 Channappetta known for? The main crops are **rubber, banana and tapioca**. About 43% of the 2,440 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Channappetta Of every 100 households in Channappetta in 2011, 91 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 9 a car. ■ Channappetta · ■ Pathanapuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **92% Toilet within the home ****92%** **92% No toilet (open defecation) ****7%** **6% Tap water ****19%** **14% Drinking water within premises ****88%** **85% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%** **25% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%** **74% Use banking services ****72%** **70% Television ****72%** **76% Mobile phone ****72%** **72% Computer with internet ****2%** **4% Two-wheeler ****12%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****9%** **8% None of these assets ****9%** **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 Channappetta? ■ Channappetta · ■ Pathanapuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****92.5%** **93.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1159** **1126 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****981** **981 Working population ****37.2%** **36.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 94.7% for men and 90.7% for women. 54% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 187 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 282 (9%) · **■** Household industry 19 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,365 (43%) · **■** Marginal 1,317 (42%) 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 - Edamon12,029 people - Thenmala11,366 people - Arienkavu10,144 people - Pidavoor9,843 people - Valacode73 people [All 22 villages in Pathanapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kollam/pathanapuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Channappetta?691311 - How far is Channappetta from Kollam?55 km by road - What is the population of Channappetta?8,518 (Census 2011) - Which district is Channappetta in?Kollam district (Pathanapuram sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Channappetta?92.5% (Census 2011)