# Vadakkangara Village, Perinthalmanna, Malappuram (Kerala) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/malappuram/perinthalmanna/vadakkangara/ Village · Perinthalmanna, Malappuram # Vadakkangara Vadakkangara is a village in Perinthalmanna sub-district of Malappuram district, Kerala, PIN code **679324**. The 2011 Census counted **18,702 people in 3,644 households**, the 14th largest of 20 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 95.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 93.8%. - 18,702people (2011) - 3,644households - 95.8%literacy - 679324PIN code ## Vadakkangara PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vadakkangara is 679324.** Vadakkangara falls in Perinthalmanna sub-district, Malappuram district, Kerala. - PIN code679324 - Gram panchayatMakkaraparamba - Community development blockMankada - Census village code627494 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vadakkangara from nearby towns? - Perinthalmanna (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Malappuram (district HQ)6 km by road - Malappuram (nearest town)5 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 Vadakkangara? 28 services counted by the Census are inside Vadakkangara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 18 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt · 3 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 · 2 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 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Malappuram - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 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 Vadakkangara known for? The main crops are **coconut**. About 88% of the 1,127 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 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 Vadakkangara Of every 100 households in Vadakkangara in 2011, 98 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 11 a car. ■ Vadakkangara · ■ Perinthalmanna rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **95% Toilet within the home ****99%** **98% No toilet (open defecation) ****1%** **2% Tap water ****19%** **17% Drinking water within premises ****79%** **79% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%** **82% Use banking services ****69%** **75% Television ****61%** **64% Mobile phone ****84%** **84% Computer with internet ****4%** **4% Two-wheeler ****19%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****11%** **8% None of these assets ****3%** **5% Own their home ****93%** **94% 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 Vadakkangara? ■ Vadakkangara · ■ Perinthalmanna rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****95.8%** **93.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1097** **1106 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****926** **947 Working population ****24.7%** **26.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 97.3% for men and 94.5% for women. 43% of men and 8% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 307 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 305 (7%) · **■** Household industry 58 (1%) · **■** Other work 2,861 (62%) · **■** Marginal 1,097 (24%) 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 Perinthalmanna - Aliparamba24,859 people - Thazhekode23,884 people - Edappatta22,729 people - Keezhattur20,457 people - Arakkuparamba18,098 people - Anamangad16,866 people - Nenmini15,860 people - Kariavattom15,064 people [All 20 villages in Perinthalmanna](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/malappuram/perinthalmanna/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vadakkangara?679324 - How far is Vadakkangara from Malappuram?6 km by road - What is the population of Vadakkangara?18,702 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vadakkangara in?Malappuram district (Perinthalmanna sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Vadakkangara?95.8% (Census 2011)