# Valacode Village, Pathanapuram, Kollam (Kerala) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kollam/pathanapuram/valacode/ Village · Pathanapuram, Kollam # Valacode Valacode is a village in Pathanapuram sub-district of Kollam district, Kerala, PIN code **691805**. The 2011 Census counted **73 people in 21 households**, the 22nd largest of 22 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 100.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 93.5%. - 73people (2011) - 21households - 100.0%literacy - 691805PIN code ## Valacode PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Valacode is 691805.** Valacode falls in Pathanapuram sub-district, Kollam district, Kerala. - PIN code691805 - Gram panchayatPiravanthur - Community development blockPathanapuram - Census village code628390 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Valacode from nearby towns? - Punalur (sub-district HQ)1 km by road - Kollam (district HQ)45 km by road - Punalur (nearest town)3 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 Valacode? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Valacode; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Piravanthur - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Valacode - ○Degree college5–10 km · Punalur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Punalur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - 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 Valacode known for? The main crops are **rubber, tapioca and pepper**. About 4% of the 25 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 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 Valacode Of every 100 households in Valacode in 2011, 83 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 74 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Valacode · ■ Pathanapuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****83%** **92% Toilet within the home ****91%** **92% No toilet (open defecation) ****4%** **6% Tap water ****30%** **14% Drinking water within premises ****74%** **85% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****74%** **25% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****26%** **74% Use banking services ****91%** **70% Television ****78%** **76% Mobile phone ****74%** **72% Computer with internet ****4%** **4% Two-wheeler ****17%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **8% None of these assets ****0%** **8% Own their home ****78%** **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 Valacode? ■ Valacode · ■ Pathanapuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****100.0%** **93.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1028** **1126 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****200** **981 Working population ****34.2%** **36.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 100.0% for men and 100.0% for women. 39% of men and 30% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 1 (4%) · **■** Household industry 2 (8%) · **■** Other work 17 (68%) · **■** Marginal 5 (20%) 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 - Thenmala11,366 people - Arienkavu10,144 people - Pidavoor9,843 people - Channappetta8,518 people [All 22 villages in Pathanapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kollam/pathanapuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Valacode?691805 - How far is Valacode from Kollam?45 km by road - What is the population of Valacode?73 (Census 2011) - Which district is Valacode in?Kollam district (Pathanapuram sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Valacode?100.0% (Census 2011)