# Thalayazham Village, Vaikom, Kottayam (Kerala) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kottayam/vaikom/thalayazham/ Village · Vaikom, Kottayam # Thalayazham Thalayazham is a village in Vaikom sub-district of Kottayam district, Kerala, PIN code **686607**. The 2011 Census counted **20,151 people in 4,884 households**, the 6th largest of 16 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 96.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 96.0%. - 20,151people (2011) - 4,884households - 96.1%literacy - 686607PIN code ## Thalayazham PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thalayazham is 686607.** Thalayazham falls in Vaikom sub-district, Kottayam district, Kerala. - PIN code686607 - Gram panchayatThalayazham - Community development blockVaikom - Census village code628149 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thalayazham from nearby towns? - Vaikom (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Kottayam (district HQ)25 km by road - Vaikom (nearest town)6 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 Thalayazham? 30 services counted by the Census are inside Thalayazham; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 private - ●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 - ●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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Vechoor - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Vaikom - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 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 Thalayazham known for? The main crops are **paddy and coconut**. Products made here include coir and thazhappaya. About 100% of the 2,240 hectares of village land is sown, and 2,240 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 Thalayazham Of every 100 households in Thalayazham in 2011, 94 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 39 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Thalayazham · ■ Vaikom rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **95% Toilet within the home ****95%** **94% No toilet (open defecation) ****4%** **4% Tap water ****37%** **33% Drinking water within premises ****35%** **60% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****39%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%** **63% Use banking services ****76%** **80% Television ****77%** **82% Mobile phone ****80%** **82% Computer with internet ****3%** **5% Two-wheeler ****23%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **11% None of these assets ****4%** **3% Own their home ****98%** **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 Thalayazham? ■ Thalayazham · ■ Vaikom rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****96.1%** **96.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1030** **1033 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****892** **943 Working population ****47.7%** **41.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 98.3% for men and 94.0% for women. 59% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 240 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 900 (9%) · **■** Household industry 111 (1%) · **■** Other work 5,284 (55%) · **■** Marginal 3,071 (32%) 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 - Vadayar22,571 people - Mulakulam22,360 people - Kulasekharamangalam21,728 people - Chempu21,049 people - Vaikom19,511 people - Kaduthuruthy19,352 people - Njeezhoor17,608 people - Vechoor17,041 people [All 16 villages in Vaikom](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kottayam/vaikom/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thalayazham?686607 - How far is Thalayazham from Kottayam?25 km by road - What is the population of Thalayazham?20,151 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thalayazham in?Kottayam district (Vaikom sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Thalayazham?96.1% (Census 2011)