# Vadakkemuri Village, Vaikom, Kottayam (Kerala) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kottayam/vaikom/vadakkemuri/ Village · Vaikom, Kottayam # Vadakkemuri Vadakkemuri is a village in Vaikom sub-district of Kottayam district, Kerala, PIN code **686143**. The 2011 Census counted **17,019 people in 4,267 households**, the 11th largest of 16 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 96.0%. - 17,019people (2011) - 4,267households - 94.8%literacy - 686143PIN code ## Vadakkemuri PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vadakkemuri is 686143.** Vadakkemuri falls in Vaikom sub-district, Kottayam district, Kerala. - PIN code686143 - Gram panchayatUdayanapuram - Community development blockVaikom - Census village code628146 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vadakkemuri from nearby towns? - Vaikom (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Kottayam (district HQ)46 km by road - Vaikom (nearest town)3 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 Vadakkemuri? 24 services counted by the Census are inside Vadakkemuri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 2 · 2 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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Vaikom - ○Degree college5–10 km · Thalayazham - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ettumanoor - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated 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 Vadakkemuri known for? The main crops are **coconut and paddy**. Products made here include coir. About 58% of the 1,107 hectares of village land is sown, and 133 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 Vadakkemuri Of every 100 households in Vadakkemuri in 2011, 95 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Vadakkemuri · ■ Vaikom rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **95% Toilet within the home ****93%** **94% No toilet (open defecation) ****6%** **4% Tap water ****63%** **33% Drinking water within premises ****35%** **60% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%** **63% Use banking services ****80%** **80% Television ****80%** **82% Mobile phone ****80%** **82% Computer with internet ****3%** **5% Two-wheeler ****25%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **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 Vadakkemuri? ■ Vadakkemuri · ■ Vaikom rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****94.8%** **96.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1051** **1033 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****999** **943 Working population ****45.5%** **41.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 96.7% for men and 93.1% for women. 58% of men and 33% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 168 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 183 (2%) · **■** Household industry 219 (3%) · **■** Other work 5,185 (67%) · **■** Marginal 1,990 (26%) 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 - Vaikom19,511 people - Kaduthuruthy19,352 people - Njeezhoor17,608 people - Vechoor17,041 people - Muttuchira15,962 people - Manjoor14,696 people - Kallara13,562 people - Kothanalloor13,192 people [All 16 villages in Vaikom](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kottayam/vaikom/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vadakkemuri?686143 - How far is Vadakkemuri from Kottayam?46 km by road - What is the population of Vadakkemuri?17,019 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vadakkemuri in?Kottayam district (Vaikom sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Vadakkemuri?94.8% (Census 2011)