# Chekkode Village, Nilambur, Malappuram (Kerala) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/malappuram/nilambur/chekkode/ Village · Nilambur, Malappuram # Chekkode Chekkode is a village in Nilambur sub-district of Malappuram district, Kerala, PIN code **679332**. The 2011 Census counted **19,510 people in 3,841 households**, the 15th largest of 18 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 92.1%. - 19,510people (2011) - 3,841households - 91.5%literacy - 679332PIN code ## Chekkode PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chekkode is 679332.** Chekkode falls in Nilambur sub-district, Malappuram district, Kerala. - PIN code679332 - Gram panchayatChekkode - Community development blockNilambur - Census village code627482 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chekkode from nearby towns? - Nilambur (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Malappuram (district HQ)42 km by road - Manjeri (nearest town)30 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 Chekkode? 27 services counted by the Census are inside Chekkode; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 3 · 3 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn 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 - ●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 - ●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 college10+ km · Chungathara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nilambur - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - 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 Chekkode known for? The main crops are **coconut, arecanut and paddy**. About 82% of the 5,113 hectares of village land is sown, and 354 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 Chekkode Of every 100 households in Chekkode in 2011, 85 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Chekkode · ■ Nilambur rural average Electricity for lighting ****85%** **88% Toilet within the home ****94%** **95% No toilet (open defecation) ****3%** **3% Tap water ****7%** **13% Drinking water within premises ****70%** **76% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **86% Use banking services ****65%** **73% Television ****55%** **60% Mobile phone ****84%** **82% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****19%** **22% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **6% None of these assets ****8%** **7% Own their home ****93%** **92% 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 Chekkode? ■ Chekkode · ■ Nilambur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****91.5%** **92.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1132** **1097 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **973 Working population ****28.5%** **30.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 94.5% for men and 88.9% for women. 48% of men and 11% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 274 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 754 (14%) · **■** Household industry 50 (1%) · **■** Other work 3,579 (64%) · **■** Marginal 902 (16%) 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 Nilambur - Karulai25,758 people - Mambad25,521 people - Kalikavu22,018 people - Kurumbilangode21,803 people - Akampadam16,964 people - Kerala Estate14,871 people - Pullipadam11,095 people [All 18 villages in Nilambur](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/malappuram/nilambur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chekkode?679332 - How far is Chekkode from Malappuram?42 km by road - What is the population of Chekkode?19,510 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chekkode in?Malappuram district (Nilambur sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Chekkode?91.5% (Census 2011)