# Pattazhy Vadakkekara Village, Pathanapuram, Kollam (Kerala) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kollam/pathanapuram/pattazhy-vadakkekara/ Village · Pathanapuram, Kollam # Pattazhy Vadakkekara Pattazhy Vadakkekara is a village in Pathanapuram sub-district of Kollam district, Kerala, PIN code **691556**. The 2011 Census counted **15,160 people in 4,101 households**, the 13th largest of 22 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 93.5%. - 15,160people (2011) - 4,101households - 94.6%literacy - 691556PIN code ## Pattazhy Vadakkekara PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pattazhy Vadakkekara is 691556.** Pattazhy Vadakkekara falls in Pathanapuram sub-district, Kollam district, Kerala. - PIN code691556 - Gram panchayatPattazhy Vadakkekara - Community development blockPathanapuram - Census village code628382 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pattazhy Vadakkekara from nearby towns? - Punalur (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Kollam (district HQ)40 km by road - Punalur (nearest town)25 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 Pattazhy Vadakkekara? 25 services counted by the Census are inside Pattazhy Vadakkekara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Pattazhy - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Pattazhy - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, 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 Pattazhy Vadakkekara known for? The main crops are **rubber, paddy and coconut**. About 73% of the 2,048 hectares of village land is sown, and 295 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 Pattazhy Vadakkekara Of every 100 households in Pattazhy Vadakkekara in 2011, 92 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Pattazhy Vadakkekara · ■ Pathanapuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **92% Toilet within the home ****94%** **92% No toilet (open defecation) ****4%** **6% Tap water ****7%** **14% Drinking water within premises ****90%** **85% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%** **25% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%** **74% Use banking services ****72%** **70% Television ****73%** **76% Mobile phone ****77%** **72% Computer with internet ****3%** **4% Two-wheeler ****20%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **8% None of these assets ****7%** **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 Pattazhy Vadakkekara? ■ Pattazhy Vadakkekara · ■ Pathanapuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****94.6%** **93.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1141** **1126 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****931** **981 Working population ****39.5%** **36.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 96.7% for men and 92.8% for women. 55% of men and 26% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 734 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 610 (10%) · **■** Household industry 56 (1%) · **■** Other work 3,291 (55%) · **■** Marginal 1,293 (22%) 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 - Thinkalkarikkakom18,790 people - Pattazhy17,718 people - Arackal17,240 people - Kulathupuzha15,931 people - Ayiranalloor13,289 people - Alayamon12,219 people - Punnala12,104 people - Edamon12,029 people [All 22 villages in Pathanapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kollam/pathanapuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pattazhy Vadakkekara?691556 - How far is Pattazhy Vadakkekara from Kollam?40 km by road - What is the population of Pattazhy Vadakkekara?15,160 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pattazhy Vadakkekara in?Kollam district (Pathanapuram sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Pattazhy Vadakkekara?94.6% (Census 2011)