# Vallichira Village, Meenachil, Kottayam (Kerala) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kottayam/meenachil/vallichira/ Village · Meenachil, Kottayam # Vallichira Vallichira is a village in Meenachil sub-district of Kottayam district, Kerala, PIN code **686574**. The 2011 Census counted **13,716 people in 3,380 households**, the 13th largest of 25 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 96.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 97.5%. - 13,716people (2011) - 3,380households - 96.8%literacy - 686574PIN code ## Vallichira PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vallichira is 686574.** Vallichira falls in Meenachil sub-district, Kottayam district, Kerala. - PIN code686574 - Gram panchayatKaroor - Community development blockLalam - Census village code628126 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vallichira from nearby towns? - Palai (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Kottayam (district HQ)30 km by road - Palai (nearest town)4 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 Vallichira? 23 services counted by the Census are inside Vallichira; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 3 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 3 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 - ●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 schoolunder 5 km · Lalam - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Lalam - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Palai - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ 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 Vallichira known for? The main crops are **rubber and coconut**. About 87% of the 2,221 hectares of village land is sown, and 155 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 Vallichira Of every 100 households in Vallichira in 2011, 94 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 31 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 16 a car. ■ Vallichira · ■ Meenachil rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **95% Toilet within the home ****96%** **96% No toilet (open defecation) ****4%** **3% Tap water ****41%** **23% Drinking water within premises ****65%** **71% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****31%** **24% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%** **74% Use banking services ****83%** **83% Television ****81%** **82% Mobile phone ****80%** **86% Computer with internet ****8%** **7% Two-wheeler ****24%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****16%** **16% None of these assets ****4%** **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 Vallichira? ■ Vallichira · ■ Meenachil rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****96.8%** **97.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1007** **1016 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****920** **962 Working population ****42.1%** **40.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 97.7% for men and 96.1% for women. 59% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 363 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 235 (4%) · **■** Household industry 53 (1%) · **■** Other work 3,805 (66%) · **■** Marginal 1,324 (23%) 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 - Poovarany16,102 people - Meenachil15,608 people - Puliyannoor15,414 people - Kadanad14,692 people - Elackad13,333 people - Monippally10,733 people - Poonjar Nadubhagam10,268 people - Veliyannoor9,917 people [All 25 villages in Meenachil](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kottayam/meenachil/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vallichira?686574 - How far is Vallichira from Kottayam?30 km by road - What is the population of Vallichira?13,716 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vallichira in?Kottayam district (Meenachil sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Vallichira?96.8% (Census 2011)