# Koottickal Village, Kanjirappally, Kottayam (Kerala)

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Village · Kanjirappally, Kottayam 

# Koottickal

Koottickal is a village in Kanjirappally sub-district of Kottayam district, Kerala, PIN code **686514**. The 2011 Census counted **10,442 people in 2,602 households**, the 10th largest of 12 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 96.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 96.9%.

- 10,442people (2011)
- 2,602households
- 96.7%literacy
- 686514PIN code

## Koottickal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Koottickal is 686514.** Koottickal falls in Kanjirappally sub-district, Kottayam district, Kerala.

- PIN code686514
- Gram panchayatKoottickal
- Community development blockKanjirappally
- Census village code628194

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

## How far is Koottickal from nearby towns?

- Kanjirappally (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Kottayam (district HQ)65 km by road
- Palai (nearest town)46 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 Koottickal?

26 services counted by the Census are inside Koottickal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 3 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 4 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 4 doctors
- ●Health sub-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
- ●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 college10+ km · Kanjirappally
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mundakkayam
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated 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 Koottickal known for?

The main crops are **rubber, tea and coffee**. About 87% of the 3,210 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 Koottickal

Of every 100 households in Koottickal in 2011, 94 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 93 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Koottickal · ■ Kanjirappally rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**96%

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

**3%

Tap water ****22%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**67%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%**

**29%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%**

**70%

Use banking services ****81%**

**75%

Television ****81%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****93%**

**87%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**6%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**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 Koottickal?

■ Koottickal · ■ Kanjirappally rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****96.7%**

**96.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1014**

**1040

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1078**

**963

Working population ****39.5%**

**36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.8% for men and 95.6% for women. 58% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 283 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 150 (4%) · **■** Household industry 22 (1%) · **■** Other work 2,877 (70%) · **■** Marginal 789 (19%)

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

- Manimala21,053 people
- Koovappally20,182 people
- Mundakayam19,939 people
- Elamgulam14,080 people
- Elikkulam10,419 people
- Cheruvally6,447 people

[All 12 villages in Kanjirappally](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kottayam/kanjirappally/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Koottickal?686514
- How far is Koottickal from Kottayam?65 km by road
- What is the population of Koottickal?10,442 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Koottickal in?Kottayam district (Kanjirappally sub-district), Kerala
- What is the literacy rate of Koottickal?96.7% (Census 2011)
