# Chempu Village, Vaikom, Kottayam (Kerala) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kottayam/vaikom/chempu/ Village · Vaikom, Kottayam # Chempu Chempu is a village in Vaikom sub-district of Kottayam district, Kerala, PIN code **686608**. The 2011 Census counted **21,049 people in 5,065 households**, the 5th largest of 16 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 96.0%. - 21,049people (2011) - 5,065households - 94.3%literacy - 686608PIN code ## Chempu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chempu is 686608.** Chempu falls in Vaikom sub-district, Kottayam district, Kerala. - PIN code686608 - Gram panchayatChempu - Community development blockVaikom - Census village code628139 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chempu from nearby towns? - Vaikom (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Kottayam (district HQ)41 km by road - Vaikom (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 Chempu? 30 services counted by the Census are inside Chempu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 5 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 3 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn 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 - ●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 - ○Degree college10+ km · Vadayar - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated 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 Chempu known for? The main crops are **coconut, paddy and banana**. Products made here include hollow bricks, match stick, lime shell powder, coir, wooden furniture and bamboo basket. About 39% of the 1,842 hectares of village land is sown, and 838 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 Chempu Of every 100 households in Chempu in 2011, 94 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 49 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Chempu · ■ Vaikom rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **95% Toilet within the home ****90%** **94% No toilet (open defecation) ****7%** **4% Tap water ****45%** **33% Drinking water within premises ****50%** **60% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****49%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****50%** **63% Use banking services ****74%** **80% Television ****84%** **82% Mobile phone ****85%** **82% Computer with internet ****4%** **5% Two-wheeler ****26%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **11% None of these assets ****4%** **3% Own their home ****97%** **95% 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 Chempu? ■ Chempu · ■ Vaikom rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****94.3%** **96.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1021** **1033 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****966** **943 Working population ****43.6%** **41.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 97.2% for men and 91.4% for women. 58% of men and 30% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 164 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 371 (4%) · **■** Household industry 182 (2%) · **■** Other work 5,692 (62%) · **■** Marginal 2,760 (30%) 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 Vaikom - Velloor22,785 people - Vadayar22,571 people - Mulakulam22,360 people - Kulasekharamangalam21,728 people - Thalayazham20,151 people - Vaikom19,511 people - Kaduthuruthy19,352 people - Njeezhoor17,608 people [All 16 villages in Vaikom](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kottayam/vaikom/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chempu?686608 - How far is Chempu from Kottayam?41 km by road - What is the population of Chempu?21,049 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chempu in?Kottayam district (Vaikom sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Chempu?94.3% (Census 2011)