# Vakathanam Village, Changanassery, Kottayam (Kerala) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kottayam/changanassery/vakathanam/ Village · Changanassery, Kottayam # Vakathanam Vakathanam is a village in Changanassery sub-district of Kottayam district, Kerala, PIN code **686538**. The 2011 Census counted **19,589 people in 4,972 households**, the 7th largest of 11 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 98.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 97.7%. - 19,589people (2011) - 4,972households - 98.1%literacy - 686538PIN code ## Vakathanam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vakathanam is 686538.** Vakathanam falls in Changanassery sub-district, Kottayam district, Kerala. - PIN code686538 - Gram panchayatVakathanam - Community development blockMadappally - Census village code628180 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vakathanam from nearby towns? - Changanassery (sub-district HQ)11 km by road - Kottayam (district HQ)14 km by road - Changanassery (nearest town)11 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 Vakathanam? 28 services counted by the Census are inside Vakathanam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 6 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 7 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 7 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 3 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 3 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 3 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 - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn 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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Changanassery - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Vaikom - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated 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 Vakathanam known for? The main crops are **rubber, coconut and paddy**. Products made here include plastic. About 54% of the 1,457 hectares of village land is sown. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Vakathanam Of every 100 households in Vakathanam in 2011, 98 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 39 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 16 a car. ■ Vakathanam · ■ Changanassery rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **97% Toilet within the home ****97%** **96% No toilet (open defecation) ****2%** **3% Tap water ****9%** **11% Drinking water within premises ****82%** **77% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****39%** **35% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****59%** **64% Use banking services ****82%** **77% Television ****86%** **84% Mobile phone ****72%** **77% Computer with internet ****9%** **6% Two-wheeler ****29%** **22% Car / jeep / van ****16%** **13% None of these assets ****3%** **3% Own their home ****93%** **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 Vakathanam? ■ Vakathanam · ■ Changanassery rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****98.1%** **97.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1078** **1059 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1019** **978 Working population ****33.8%** **34.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 98.8% for men and 97.6% for women. 52% of men and 17% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 368 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 295 (4%) · **■** Household industry 139 (2%) · **■** Other work 4,690 (71%) · **■** Marginal 1,136 (17%) 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 - Vazhoor23,909 people - Karukachal22,977 people - Nedumkunnam22,394 people - Kangazha21,340 people - Vellavoor17,150 people - Thottackad13,990 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 Vakathanam?686538 - How far is Vakathanam from Kottayam?14 km by road - What is the population of Vakathanam?19,589 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vakathanam in?Kottayam district (Changanassery sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Vakathanam?98.1% (Census 2011)