# Chirakkadavu Village, Kanjirappally, Kottayam (Kerala) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kottayam/kanjirappally/chirakkadavu/ Village · Kanjirappally, Kottayam # Chirakkadavu Chirakkadavu is a village in Kanjirappally sub-district of Kottayam district, Kerala, PIN code **686506**. The 2011 Census counted **29,717 people in 7,386 households**, the 4th largest of 12 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 98.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 96.9%. - 29,717people (2011) - 7,386households - 98.0%literacy - 686506PIN code ## Chirakkadavu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chirakkadavu is 686506.** Chirakkadavu falls in Kanjirappally sub-district, Kottayam district, Kerala. - PIN code686506 - Gram panchayatChirakkadavu - Community development blockVazhoor - Census village code628200 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chirakkadavu from nearby towns? - Kanjirappally (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Kottayam (district HQ)35 km by road - Palai (nearest town)21 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 Chirakkadavu? 33 services counted by the Census are inside Chirakkadavu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 12 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 10 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 9 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 4 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 3 private - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 3 · 3 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 2 · 2 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 - ●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 · Vazhoor - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Chirakkadavu known for? The main crops are **rubber**. Products made here include rubber band. About 84% of the 2,761 hectares of village land is sown, and 2,322 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 Chirakkadavu Of every 100 households in Chirakkadavu in 2011, 98 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 35 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 17 a car. ■ Chirakkadavu · ■ Kanjirappally rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **96% Toilet within the home ****98%** **96% No toilet (open defecation) ****1%** **3% Tap water ****12%** **10% Drinking water within premises ****80%** **67% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****35%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****64%** **70% Use banking services ****82%** **75% Television ****87%** **82% Mobile phone ****88%** **87% Computer with internet ****9%** **6% Two-wheeler ****21%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****17%** **12% None of these assets ****2%** **3% Own their home ****90%** **89% 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 Chirakkadavu? ■ Chirakkadavu · ■ Kanjirappally rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****98.0%** **96.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1059** **1040 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1017** **963 Working population ****38.4%** **36.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 98.7% for men and 97.4% for women. 58% of men and 20% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 615 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 473 (4%) · **■** Household industry 245 (2%) · **■** Other work 8,640 (76%) · **■** Marginal 1,446 (13%) 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 Kanjirappally - Erumeli South43,437 people - Erumeli North40,511 people - Kanjirappally32,680 people - Edakkunnam21,138 people - Manimala21,053 people - Koovappally20,182 people - Mundakayam19,939 people [All 12 villages in Kanjirappally](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kottayam/kanjirappally/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chirakkadavu?686506 - How far is Chirakkadavu from Kottayam?35 km by road - What is the population of Chirakkadavu?29,717 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chirakkadavu in?Kottayam district (Kanjirappally sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Chirakkadavu?98.0% (Census 2011)