# Thottackad Village, Changanassery, Kottayam (Kerala) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Changanassery, Kottayam 

# Thottackad

Thottackad is a village in Changanassery sub-district of Kottayam district, Kerala, PIN code **686539**. The 2011 Census counted **13,990 people in 3,476 households**, the 9th largest of 11 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 98.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 97.7%.

- 13,990people (2011)
- 3,476households
- 98.3%literacy
- 686539PIN code

## Thottackad PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Thottackad is 686539.** Thottackad falls in Changanassery sub-district, Kottayam district, Kerala.

- PIN code686539
- Gram panchayatVakathanam, Karukachal
- Community development blockMadappally
- Census village code628185

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Thottackad from nearby towns?

- Changanassery (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Kottayam (district HQ)16 km by road
- Changanassery (nearest town)15 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 Thottackad?

29 services counted by the Census are inside Thottackad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 3 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
- ●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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Changanassery
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 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)24 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 Thottackad known for?

The main crops are **rubber, banana and tapioca**. About 88% of the 1,190 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Thottackad

Of every 100 households in Thottackad in 2011, 98 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 37 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 13 a car.

■ Thottackad · ■ Changanassery rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**96%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**3%

Tap water ****8%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****81%**

**77%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****37%**

**35%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****62%**

**64%

Use banking services ****82%**

**77%

Television ****86%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****7%**

**6%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**22%

Car / jeep / van ****13%**

**13%

None of these assets ****2%**

**3%

Own their home ****94%**

**92%

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 Thottackad?

■ Thottackad · ■ Changanassery rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****98.3%**

**97.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1045**

**1059

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1024**

**978

Working population ****34.8%**

**34.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.3% for men and 98.3% for women. 54% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 310 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 350 (7%) · **■** Household industry 182 (4%) · **■** Other work 3,059 (63%) · **■** Marginal 974 (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 Changanassery

- Nedumkunnam22,394 people
- Kangazha21,340 people
- Vakathanam19,589 people
- Vellavoor17,150 people
- Vazhappally Padinjaru10,655 people
- Changanassery4,754 people

[All 11 villages in Changanassery](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kottayam/changanassery/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Thottackad?686539
- How far is Thottackad from Kottayam?16 km by road
- What is the population of Thottackad?13,990 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Thottackad in?Kottayam district (Changanassery sub-district), Kerala
- What is the literacy rate of Thottackad?98.3% (Census 2011)
