Village · Changanassery, Kottayam # Vazhappally Padinjaru Vazhappally Padinjaru is a village in Changanassery sub-district of Kottayam district, Kerala, PIN code 686103. The 2011 Census counted 10,655 people in 2,622 households, the 10th largest of 11 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 96.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 97.7%. - 10,655 people (2011) - 2,622 households - 96.0% literacy - 686103 PIN code ## Vazhappally Padinjaru PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Vazhappally Padinjaru is 686103. Vazhappally Padinjaru falls in Changanassery sub-district, Kottayam district, Kerala. - PIN code 686103 - Gram panchayat Vazhappally - Community development block Madappally - Census village code 628182 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Vazhappally Padinjaru from nearby towns? - Changanassery (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road - Kottayam (district HQ) 16 km by road - Changanassery (nearest town) 5 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Vazhappally Padinjaru? 26 services counted by the Census are inside Vazhappally Padinjaru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 3 govt · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 2 private - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Dispensary In village · 2 · 2 doctors - ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Post office In village - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● National highway In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Commercial bank In village - ● Cooperative bank In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Changanassery - ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Changanassery - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Railway station under 5 km - ○ ATM under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, covered wells, 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. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Vazhappally Padinjaru known for? The main crops are rubber. About 76% of the 1,154 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Vazhappally Padinjaru Of every 100 households in Vazhappally Padinjaru in 2011, 98 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 43 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 10 a car. ■ Vazhappally Padinjaru · ■ Changanassery rural average - Electricity for lighting 98% 97% - Toilet within the home 93% 96% - No toilet (open defecation) 4% 3% - Tap water 36% 11% - Drinking water within premises 74% 77% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 43% 35% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 56% 64% - Use banking services 73% 77% - Television 86% 84% - Mobile phone 70% 77% - Computer with internet 6% 6% - Two-wheeler 22% 22% - Car / jeep / van 10% 13% - None of these assets 4% 3% - Own their home 87% 92% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Vazhappally Padinjaru? ■ Vazhappally Padinjaru · ■ Changanassery rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 96.0% 97.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1060 1059 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 977 978 - Working population 34.6% 34.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 97.0% for men and 95.0% for women. 53% of men and 17% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 196 (5%) · ■ Farm labourers 277 (8%) · ■ Household industry 46 (1%) · ■ Other work 2,518 (68%) · ■ Marginal 650 (18%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Changanassery - Kangazha 21,340 people - Vakathanam 19,589 people - Vellavoor 17,150 people - Thottackad 13,990 people - Changanassery 4,754 people All 11 villages in Changanassery ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vazhappally Padinjaru? 686103 - How far is Vazhappally Padinjaru from Kottayam? 16 km by road - What is the population of Vazhappally Padinjaru? 10,655 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vazhappally Padinjaru in? Kottayam district (Changanassery sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Vazhappally Padinjaru? 96.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kottayam/changanassery/vazhappally-padinjaru/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.