# Vechoor Village, Vaikom, Kottayam (Kerala) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kottayam/vaikom/vechoor/ Village · Vaikom, Kottayam # Vechoor Vechoor is a village in Vaikom sub-district of Kottayam district, Kerala, PIN code **686144**. The 2011 Census counted **17,041 people in 4,168 households**, the 10th largest of 16 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 96.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 96.0%. - 17,041people (2011) - 4,168households - 96.6%literacy - 686144PIN code ## Vechoor PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vechoor is 686144.** Vechoor falls in Vaikom sub-district, Kottayam district, Kerala. - PIN code686144 - Gram panchayatVechoor - Community development blockVaikom - Census village code628150 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vechoor from nearby towns? - Vaikom (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Kottayam (district HQ)30 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 Vechoor? 31 services counted by the Census are inside Vechoor; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 3 · 3 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn 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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Thalayazham - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Vaikom - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ 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 Vechoor known for? The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include rice, coir and thazhappaya. About 79% of the 2,913 hectares of village land is sown, and 2,752 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 Vechoor Of every 100 households in Vechoor in 2011, 93 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 40 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Vechoor · ■ Vaikom rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **95% Toilet within the home ****94%** **94% No toilet (open defecation) ****5%** **4% Tap water ****42%** **33% Drinking water within premises ****38%** **60% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****40%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****59%** **63% Use banking services ****71%** **80% Television ****78%** **82% Mobile phone ****79%** **82% Computer with internet ****3%** **5% Two-wheeler ****20%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **11% None of these assets ****5%** **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 Vechoor? ■ Vechoor · ■ Vaikom rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****96.6%** **96.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1049** **1033 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****959** **943 Working population ****43.9%** **41.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 98.2% for men and 95.1% for women. 57% of men and 32% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 223 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 923 (12%) · **■** Household industry 196 (3%) · **■** Other work 4,238 (57%) · **■** Marginal 1,905 (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 - Thalayazham20,151 people - Vaikom19,511 people - Kaduthuruthy19,352 people - Njeezhoor17,608 people - Vadakkemuri17,019 people - Muttuchira15,962 people - Manjoor14,696 people - Kallara13,562 people [All 16 villages in Vaikom](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kottayam/vaikom/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vechoor?686144 - How far is Vechoor from Kottayam?30 km by road - What is the population of Vechoor?17,041 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vechoor in?Kottayam district (Vaikom sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Vechoor?96.6% (Census 2011)