# Vadayar Village, Vaikom, Kottayam (Kerala) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kottayam/vaikom/vadayar/ Village · Vaikom, Kottayam # Vadayar Vadayar is a village in Vaikom sub-district of Kottayam district, Kerala, PIN code **686605**. The 2011 Census counted **22,571 people in 5,612 households**, the 2nd largest of 16 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 95.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 96.0%. - 22,571people (2011) - 5,612households - 95.8%literacy - 686605PIN code ## Vadayar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vadayar is 686605.** Vadayar falls in Vaikom sub-district, Kottayam district, Kerala. - PIN code686605 - Gram panchayatThalayolaparambu - Community development blockKaduthuruthy - Census village code628144 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vadayar from nearby towns? - Vaikom (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Kottayam (district HQ)40 km by road - Vaikom (nearest town)9 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 Vadayar? 32 services counted by the Census are inside Vadayar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 5 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt · 4 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 2 · 2 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 - ●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 - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Perara - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 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 Vadayar known for? The main crops are **paddy, coconut and rubber**. Products made here include hollow bricks and coir. About 98% of the 2,067 hectares of village land is sown, and 2,067 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 Vadayar Of every 100 households in Vadayar in 2011, 96 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 48 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 13 a car. ■ Vadayar · ■ Vaikom rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **95% Toilet within the home ****96%** **94% No toilet (open defecation) ****4%** **4% Tap water ****44%** **33% Drinking water within premises ****68%** **60% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****48%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****51%** **63% Use banking services ****86%** **80% Television ****83%** **82% Mobile phone ****83%** **82% Computer with internet ****7%** **5% Two-wheeler ****28%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****13%** **11% None of these assets ****3%** **3% Own their home ****92%** **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 Vadayar? ■ Vadayar · ■ Vaikom rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****95.8%** **96.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1033** **1033 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****945** **943 Working population ****37.5%** **41.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 97.4% for men and 94.3% for women. 54% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 307 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 518 (6%) · **■** Household industry 136 (2%) · **■** Other work 5,406 (64%) · **■** Marginal 2,105 (25%) 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 - Mulakulam22,360 people - Kulasekharamangalam21,728 people - Chempu21,049 people - Thalayazham20,151 people [All 16 villages in Vaikom](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kottayam/vaikom/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vadayar?686605 - How far is Vadayar from Kottayam?40 km by road - What is the population of Vadayar?22,571 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vadayar in?Kottayam district (Vaikom sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Vadayar?95.8% (Census 2011)