# Bharananganam Village, Meenachil, Kottayam (Kerala) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kottayam/meenachil/bharananganam/ Village · Meenachil, Kottayam # Bharananganam Bharananganam is a village in Meenachil sub-district of Kottayam district, Kerala, PIN code **686578**. The 2011 Census counted **17,149 people in 3,966 households**, the 6th largest of 25 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 98.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 97.5%. - 17,149people (2011) - 3,966households - 98.3%literacy - 686578PIN code ## Bharananganam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bharananganam is 686578.** Bharananganam falls in Meenachil sub-district, Kottayam district, Kerala. - PIN code686578 - Gram panchayatMelukavu, Bharananganam - Community development blockLalam - Census village code628124 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bharananganam from nearby towns? - Palai (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Kottayam (district HQ)35 km by road - Palai (nearest town)7 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 Bharananganam? 31 services counted by the Census are inside Bharananganam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt · 4 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 4 govt · 4 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 3 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 3 private - ●Engineering collegeIn village · 1 private - ●Management instituteIn village · 1 private - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 3 · 3 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn 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 - ●State highwayIn 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 college5–10 km · Erattupetta - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Thidanadu - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ 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 Bharananganam known for? The main crops are **rubber, coconut and pepper**. Products made here include food products and pickles and jams. About 84% of the 3,186 hectares of village land is sown, and 127 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 Bharananganam Of every 100 households in Bharananganam in 2011, 96 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 20 a car. ■ Bharananganam · ■ Meenachil rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **95% Toilet within the home ****96%** **96% No toilet (open defecation) ****3%** **3% Tap water ****18%** **23% Drinking water within premises ****69%** **71% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%** **24% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%** **74% Use banking services ****87%** **83% Television ****83%** **82% Mobile phone ****88%** **86% Computer with internet ****10%** **7% Two-wheeler ****26%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****20%** **16% None of these assets ****2%** **3% Own their home ****93%** **93% 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 Bharananganam? ■ Bharananganam · ■ Meenachil rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****98.3%** **97.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1013** **1016 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****966** **962 Working population ****39.5%** **40.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 98.5% for men and 98.2% for women. 57% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 478 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 402 (6%) · **■** Household industry 70 (1%) · **■** Other work 5,156 (76%) · **■** Marginal 663 (10%) 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 Meenachil - Kanakkari22,793 people - Kondoor20,510 people - Poonjar Thekkekara19,470 people - Kuravilangad18,033 people - Ramapuram16,928 people - Vellilappally16,509 people - Poovarany16,102 people - Meenachil15,608 people [All 25 villages in Meenachil](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kottayam/meenachil/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bharananganam?686578 - How far is Bharananganam from Kottayam?35 km by road - What is the population of Bharananganam?17,149 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bharananganam in?Kottayam district (Meenachil sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Bharananganam?98.3% (Census 2011)