# Velloor Village, Vaikom, Kottayam (Kerala) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kottayam/vaikom/velloor/ Village · Vaikom, Kottayam # Velloor Velloor is a village in Vaikom sub-district of Kottayam district, Kerala, PIN code **686609**. The 2011 Census counted **22,785 people in 5,605 households**, the 1st largest of 16 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 95.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 96.0%. - 22,785people (2011) - 5,605households - 95.8%literacy - 686609PIN code ## Velloor PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Velloor is 686609.** Velloor falls in Vaikom sub-district, Kottayam district, Kerala. - PIN code686609 - Gram panchayatVelloor - Community development blockKaduthuruthy - Census village code628140 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Velloor from nearby towns? - Vaikom (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Kottayam (district HQ)35 km by road - Vaikom (nearest town)16 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 Velloor? 32 services counted by the Census are inside Velloor; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 · 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 - ●Railway stationIn 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 - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Vadayar - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Vadayor - ○Allopathic hospital10+ 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 Velloor known for? The main crops are **rubber, paddy and coconut**. Products made here include red bricks, hollow bricks, newspaper, boat building, clock assembling and coir. About 69% of the 1,723 hectares of village land is sown, and 894 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 Velloor Of every 100 households in Velloor in 2011, 96 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 42 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 13 a car. ■ Velloor · ■ Vaikom rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **95% Toilet within the home ****96%** **94% No toilet (open defecation) ****2%** **4% Tap water ****28%** **33% Drinking water within premises ****76%** **60% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****42%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****57%** **63% Use banking services ****79%** **80% Television ****84%** **82% Mobile phone ****86%** **82% Computer with internet ****8%** **5% Two-wheeler ****33%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****13%** **11% None of these assets ****3%** **3% Own their home ****86%** **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 Velloor? ■ Velloor · ■ Vaikom rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****95.8%** **96.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1017** **1033 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****928** **943 Working population ****39.2%** **41.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 97.4% for men and 94.2% for women. 56% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 334 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 285 (3%) · **■** Household industry 96 (1%) · **■** Other work 5,847 (66%) · **■** Marginal 2,364 (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 - Vadayar22,571 people - Mulakulam22,360 people - Kulasekharamangalam21,728 people - Chempu21,049 people [All 16 villages in Vaikom](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kottayam/vaikom/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Velloor?686609 - How far is Velloor from Kottayam?35 km by road - What is the population of Velloor?22,785 (Census 2011) - Which district is Velloor in?Kottayam district (Vaikom sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Velloor?95.8% (Census 2011)