# Vilakkudy Village, Pathanapuram, Kollam (Kerala) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kollam/pathanapuram/vilakkudy/ Village · Pathanapuram, Kollam # Vilakkudy Vilakkudy is a village in Pathanapuram sub-district of Kollam district, Kerala, PIN code **691508**. The 2011 Census counted **32,995 people in 8,489 households**, the 2nd largest of 22 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 93.5%. - 32,995people (2011) - 8,489households - 93.8%literacy - 691508PIN code ## Vilakkudy PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vilakkudy is 691508.** Vilakkudy falls in Pathanapuram sub-district, Kollam district, Kerala. - PIN code691508 - Gram panchayatVilakkudy - Community development blockPathanapuram - Census village code628385 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vilakkudy from nearby towns? - Punalur (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Kollam (district HQ)42 km by road - Punalur (nearest town)6 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 Vilakkudy? 32 services counted by the Census are inside Vilakkudy; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 6 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 2 · 2 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 - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●National highwayIn 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 - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Punalur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pattazhy - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 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 Vilakkudy known for? The main crops are **cashew nut, rubber and coconut**. Products made here include burnt bricks, cement bricks, cement hollow bricks and wooden articles. About 95% of the 2,144 hectares of village land is sown, and 343 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 Vilakkudy Of every 100 households in Vilakkudy in 2011, 96 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 33 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 9 a car. ■ Vilakkudy · ■ Pathanapuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **92% Toilet within the home ****94%** **92% No toilet (open defecation) ****4%** **6% Tap water ****16%** **14% Drinking water within premises ****89%** **85% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****33%** **25% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%** **74% Use banking services ****59%** **70% Television ****80%** **76% Mobile phone ****72%** **72% Computer with internet ****4%** **4% Two-wheeler ****15%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****9%** **8% None of these assets ****6%** **8% Own their home ****90%** **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 Vilakkudy? ■ Vilakkudy · ■ Pathanapuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****93.8%** **93.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1128** **1126 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****942** **981 Working population ****32.8%** **36.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 96.0% for men and 92.0% for women. 50% of men and 17% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 614 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,338 (12%) · **■** Household industry 168 (2%) · **■** Other work 6,101 (56%) · **■** Marginal 2,602 (24%) 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 - Anchal33,088 people - Pathanapuram32,339 people - Thalavoor24,385 people - Karavaloor23,947 people - Piravanthur22,380 people [All 22 villages in Pathanapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kollam/pathanapuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vilakkudy?691508 - How far is Vilakkudy from Kollam?42 km by road - What is the population of Vilakkudy?32,995 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vilakkudy in?Kollam district (Pathanapuram sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Vilakkudy?93.8% (Census 2011)