# Moonilavu Village, Meenachil, Kottayam (Kerala) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kottayam/meenachil/moonilavu/ Village · Meenachil, Kottayam # Moonilavu Moonilavu is a village in Meenachil sub-district of Kottayam district, Kerala, PIN code **686586**. The 2011 Census counted **9,213 people in 2,223 households**, the 22nd largest of 25 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 98.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 97.5%. - 9,213people (2011) - 2,223households - 98.0%literacy - 686586PIN code ## Moonilavu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Moonilavu is 686586.** Moonilavu falls in Meenachil sub-district, Kottayam district, Kerala. - PIN code686586 - Gram panchayatMelukavu, Moonilavu - Community development blockErattupetta - Census village code628120 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Moonilavu from nearby towns? - Palai (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Kottayam (district HQ)50 km by road - Palai (nearest town)20 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 Moonilavu? 26 services counted by the Census are inside Moonilavu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 7 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn 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 - ●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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Erattupetta - ○Degree college5–10 km · Erattupetta - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Palai - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 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 Moonilavu known for? The main crops are **rubber, coconut and coffee**. About 83% of the 3,072 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 Moonilavu Of every 100 households in Moonilavu in 2011, 84 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 11 a car. ■ Moonilavu · ■ Meenachil rural average Electricity for lighting ****84%** **95% Toilet within the home ****89%** **96% No toilet (open defecation) ****10%** **3% Tap water ****6%** **23% Drinking water within premises ****43%** **71% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%** **24% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%** **74% Use banking services ****80%** **83% Television ****69%** **82% Mobile phone ****86%** **86% Computer with internet ****4%** **7% Two-wheeler ****15%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****11%** **16% None of these assets ****4%** **3% Own their home ****92%** **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 Moonilavu? ■ Moonilavu · ■ Meenachil rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****98.0%** **97.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980** **1016 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****869** **962 Working population ****44.5%** **40.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 98.4% for men and 97.5% for women. 60% of men and 29% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 467 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 251 (6%) · **■** Household industry 35 (1%) · **■** Other work 2,592 (63%) · **■** Marginal 755 (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 Meenachil - Thalappalam9,435 people - Teekoy9,418 people - Melukavu9,385 people - Kurichithanam9,383 people - Lalam9,137 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 Moonilavu?686586 - How far is Moonilavu from Kottayam?50 km by road - What is the population of Moonilavu?9,213 (Census 2011) - Which district is Moonilavu in?Kottayam district (Meenachil sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Moonilavu?98.0% (Census 2011)