# Edakkunnam Village, Kanjirappally, Kottayam (Kerala) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kottayam/kanjirappally/edakkunnam/ Village · Kanjirappally, Kottayam # Edakkunnam Edakkunnam is a village in Kanjirappally sub-district of Kottayam district, Kerala, PIN code **686512**. The 2011 Census counted **21,138 people in 5,108 households**, the 5th largest of 12 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 97.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 96.9%. - 21,138people (2011) - 5,108households - 97.4%literacy - 686512PIN code ## Edakkunnam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Edakkunnam is 686512.** Edakkunnam falls in Kanjirappally sub-district, Kottayam district, Kerala. - PIN code686512 - Gram panchayatMundakayam, Parathode - Community development blockKanjirappally - Census village code628196 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Edakkunnam from nearby towns? - Kanjirappally (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Kottayam (district HQ)48 km by road - Kottayam (nearest town)48 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 Edakkunnam? 32 services counted by the Census are inside Edakkunnam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 4 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn 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 - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kanjirappally - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Koovappally - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 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 Edakkunnam known for? The main crops are **rubber**. Products made here include rubber band. About 97% of the 3,175 hectares of village land is sown, and 3,092 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 Edakkunnam Of every 100 households in Edakkunnam in 2011, 98 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 11 a car. ■ Edakkunnam · ■ Kanjirappally rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **96% Toilet within the home ****97%** **96% No toilet (open defecation) ****2%** **3% Tap water ****8%** **10% Drinking water within premises ****67%** **67% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%** **70% Use banking services ****76%** **75% Television ****83%** **82% Mobile phone ****88%** **87% Computer with internet ****4%** **6% Two-wheeler ****12%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****11%** **12% None of these assets ****3%** **3% Own their home ****84%** **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 Edakkunnam? ■ Edakkunnam · ■ Kanjirappally rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****97.4%** **96.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1005** **1040 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****940** **963 Working population ****35.3%** **36.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 98.0% for men and 96.8% for women. 55% of men and 16% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 572 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 567 (8%) · **■** Household industry 124 (2%) · **■** Other work 4,873 (65%) · **■** Marginal 1,322 (18%) 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 - Chirakkadavu29,717 people - Manimala21,053 people - Koovappally20,182 people - Mundakayam19,939 people - Elamgulam14,080 people [All 12 villages in Kanjirappally](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kottayam/kanjirappally/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Edakkunnam?686512 - How far is Edakkunnam from Kottayam?48 km by road - What is the population of Edakkunnam?21,138 (Census 2011) - Which district is Edakkunnam in?Kottayam district (Kanjirappally sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Edakkunnam?97.4% (Census 2011)