# Lalam Village, Meenachil, Kottayam (Kerala) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kottayam/meenachil/lalam/ Village · Meenachil, Kottayam # Lalam Lalam is a village in Meenachil sub-district of Kottayam district, Kerala, PIN code **686574**. The 2011 Census counted **9,137 people in 2,152 households**, the 23rd largest of 25 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 97.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 97.5%. - 9,137people (2011) - 2,152households - 97.5%literacy - 686574PIN code ## Lalam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Lalam is 686574.** Lalam falls in Meenachil sub-district, Kottayam district, Kerala. - PIN code686574 - Gram panchayatBharananganam,, Karoor - Community development blockLalam - Census village code628125 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Lalam from nearby towns? - Palai (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Kottayam (district HQ)30 km by road - Palai (nearest town)5 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 Lalam? 32 services counted by the Census are inside Lalam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 private - ●PolytechnicIn village · 1 govt - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 3 · 3 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 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 - ●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 - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ettumanoor - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 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 Lalam known for? The main crops are **rubber, coconut and paddy**. About 88% of the 1,459 hectares of village land is sown, and 29 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 Lalam Of every 100 households in Lalam in 2011, 95 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 22 a car. ■ Lalam · ■ Meenachil rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **95% Toilet within the home ****97%** **96% No toilet (open defecation) ****3%** **3% Tap water ****18%** **23% Drinking water within premises ****73%** **71% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%** **24% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%** **74% Use banking services ****79%** **83% Television ****86%** **82% Mobile phone ****85%** **86% Computer with internet ****11%** **7% Two-wheeler ****26%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****22%** **16% None of these assets ****2%** **3% Own their home ****94%** **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 Lalam? ■ Lalam · ■ Meenachil rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****97.5%** **97.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1018** **1016 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****985** **962 Working population ****38.1%** **40.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 97.9% for men and 97.2% for women. 55% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 294 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 273 (8%) · **■** Household industry 51 (1%) · **■** Other work 2,400 (69%) · **■** Marginal 463 (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 Meenachil - Teekoy9,418 people - Melukavu9,385 people - Kurichithanam9,383 people - Moonilavu9,213 people - Uzhavoor9,063 people - Poonjar Vadakkekara8,222 people [All 25 villages in Meenachil](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kottayam/meenachil/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Lalam?686574 - How far is Lalam from Kottayam?30 km by road - What is the population of Lalam?9,137 (Census 2011) - Which district is Lalam in?Kottayam district (Meenachil sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Lalam?97.5% (Census 2011)