# Thalappalam Village, Meenachil, Kottayam (Kerala) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kottayam/meenachil/thalappalam/ Village · Meenachil, Kottayam # Thalappalam Thalappalam is a village in Meenachil sub-district of Kottayam district, Kerala, PIN code **686579**. The 2011 Census counted **9,435 people in 2,200 households**, the 18th largest of 25 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 97.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 97.5%. - 9,435people (2011) - 2,200households - 97.9%literacy - 686579PIN code ## Thalappalam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thalappalam is 686579.** Thalappalam falls in Meenachil sub-district, Kottayam district, Kerala. - PIN code686579 - Gram panchayatMelukavu, Thalappalam,Bharananganam, - Community development blockLalam - Census village code628123 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thalappalam from nearby towns? - Palai (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Kottayam (district HQ)38 km by road - Palai (nearest town)10 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 Thalappalam? 30 services counted by the Census are inside Thalappalam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 · 2 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 - ●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 - ●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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Erattupetta - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Thidanadu - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 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 Thalappalam known for? The main crops are **rubber**. About 54% of the 1,843 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 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 Thalappalam Of every 100 households in Thalappalam in 2011, 95 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 20 a car. ■ Thalappalam · ■ Meenachil rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **95% Toilet within the home ****95%** **96% No toilet (open defecation) ****5%** **3% Tap water ****12%** **23% Drinking water within premises ****68%** **71% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%** **24% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%** **74% Use banking services ****91%** **83% Television ****82%** **82% Mobile phone ****90%** **86% Computer with internet ****8%** **7% Two-wheeler ****21%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****20%** **16% None of these assets ****2%** **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 Thalappalam? ■ Thalappalam · ■ Meenachil rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****97.9%** **97.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****998** **1016 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****943** **962 Working population ****42.7%** **40.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 98.4% for men and 97.4% for women. 59% of men and 27% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 170 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 160 (4%) · **■** Household industry 43 (1%) · **■** Other work 2,958 (73%) · **■** Marginal 694 (17%) 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 - Elackad13,333 people - Monippally10,733 people - Poonjar Nadubhagam10,268 people - Veliyannoor9,917 people - Teekoy9,418 people - Melukavu9,385 people - Kurichithanam9,383 people - Moonilavu9,213 people [All 25 villages in Meenachil](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kottayam/meenachil/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thalappalam?686579 - How far is Thalappalam from Kottayam?38 km by road - What is the population of Thalappalam?9,435 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thalappalam in?Kottayam district (Meenachil sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Thalappalam?97.9% (Census 2011)