# Elackad Village, Meenachil, Kottayam (Kerala) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kottayam/meenachil/elackad/ Village · Meenachil, Kottayam # Elackad Elackad is a village in Meenachil sub-district of Kottayam district, Kerala, PIN code **686635**. The 2011 Census counted **13,333 people in 3,249 households**, the 14th largest of 25 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 97.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 97.5%. - 13,333people (2011) - 3,249households - 97.9%literacy - 686635PIN code ## Elackad PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Elackad is 686635.** Elackad falls in Meenachil sub-district, Kottayam district, Kerala. - PIN code686635 - Gram panchayatMarangattupilly, Kadaplamattom - Community development blockUzhavoor - Census village code628130 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Elackad from nearby towns? - Palai (sub-district HQ)24 km by road - Kottayam (district HQ)29 km by road - Palai (nearest town)11 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 Elackad? 28 services counted by the Census are inside Elackad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 3 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 private - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 3 · 3 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated 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 Elackad known for? The main crops are **rubber, coconut and pepper**. Products made here include gloves. About 73% of the 2,311 hectares of village land is sown, and 59 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 Elackad Of every 100 households in Elackad in 2011, 93 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 17 a car. ■ Elackad · ■ Meenachil rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **95% Toilet within the home ****95%** **96% No toilet (open defecation) ****5%** **3% Tap water ****24%** **23% Drinking water within premises ****72%** **71% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%** **24% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%** **74% Use banking services ****84%** **83% Television ****79%** **82% Mobile phone ****85%** **86% Computer with internet ****8%** **7% Two-wheeler ****25%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****17%** **16% None of these assets ****3%** **3% Own their home ****95%** **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 Elackad? ■ Elackad · ■ Meenachil rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****97.9%** **97.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1024** **1016 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1013** **962 Working population ****47.7%** **40.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 98.5% for men and 97.2% for women. 61% of men and 35% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,099 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 708 (11%) · **■** Household industry 61 (1%) · **■** Other work 3,095 (49%) · **■** Marginal 1,393 (22%) 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 - Meenachil15,608 people - Puliyannoor15,414 people - Kadanad14,692 people - Vallichira13,716 people - Monippally10,733 people - Poonjar Nadubhagam10,268 people - Veliyannoor9,917 people - Thalappalam9,435 people [All 25 villages in Meenachil](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kottayam/meenachil/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Elackad?686635 - How far is Elackad from Kottayam?29 km by road - What is the population of Elackad?13,333 (Census 2011) - Which district is Elackad in?Kottayam district (Meenachil sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Elackad?97.9% (Census 2011)