# Onchiam Village, Vadakara, Kozhikode (Kerala) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kozhikode/vadakara/onchiam/ Village · Vadakara, Kozhikode # Onchiam Onchiam is a village in Vadakara sub-district of Kozhikode district, Kerala, PIN code **673308**. The 2011 Census counted **28,650 people in 6,289 households**, the 1st largest of 12 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 95.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 93.0%. - 28,650people (2011) - 6,289households - 95.8%literacy - 673308PIN code ## Onchiam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Onchiam is 673308.** Onchiam falls in Vadakara sub-district, Kozhikode district, Kerala. - PIN code673308 - Gram panchayatOnchiam - Community development blockVadakara - Census village code627341 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Onchiam from nearby towns? - Vadakara (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Kozhikode (district HQ)55 km by road - Vadakara (nearest town)7 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 Onchiam? 33 services counted by the Census are inside Onchiam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 7 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 10 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 2 · 2 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 - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn 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 - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 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)23 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 Onchiam known for? The main crops are **coconut, arecanut and pepper**. Products made here include copra and coconut oil. About 68% of the 873 hectares of village land is sown, and 603 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 Onchiam Of every 100 households in Onchiam in 2011, 97 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Onchiam · ■ Vadakara rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **91% Toilet within the home ****98%** **97% No toilet (open defecation) ****1%** **2% Tap water ****10%** **15% Drinking water within premises ****87%** **74% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%** **94% Use banking services ****81%** **72% Television ****83%** **61% Mobile phone ****78%** **70% Computer with internet ****4%** **3% Two-wheeler ****12%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **5% None of these assets ****3%** **5% Own their home ****95%** **98% 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 Onchiam? ■ Onchiam · ■ Vadakara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****95.8%** **93.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1167** **1109 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****932** **984 Working population ****26.9%** **29.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 97.4% for men and 94.4% for women. 49% of men and 8% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 97 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 128 (2%) · **■** Household industry 51 (1%) · **■** Other work 6,128 (79%) · **■** Marginal 1,313 (17%) 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 Vadakara - Purameri27,612 people - Velom26,738 people - Vanimel25,680 people - Kayakkodi24,578 people [All 12 villages in Vadakara](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kozhikode/vadakara/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Onchiam?673308 - How far is Onchiam from Kozhikode?55 km by road - What is the population of Onchiam?28,650 (Census 2011) - Which district is Onchiam in?Kozhikode district (Vadakara sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Onchiam?95.8% (Census 2011)