# Kizhakkencheri-I Village, Alathur, Palakkad (Kerala) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/palakkad/alathur/kizhakkencheri-i/ Village · Alathur, Palakkad # Kizhakkencheri-I Kizhakkencheri-I is a village in Alathur sub-district of Palakkad district, Kerala, PIN code **678684**. The 2011 Census counted **23,344 people in 5,542 households**, the 2nd largest of 29 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.0%. - 23,344people (2011) - 5,542households - 88.9%literacy - 678684PIN code ## Kizhakkencheri-I PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kizhakkencheri-I is 678684.** Kizhakkencheri-I falls in Alathur sub-district, Palakkad district, Kerala. - PIN code678684 - Gram panchayatKizhakkanchery - Community development blockAlathur - Census village code627712 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kizhakkencheri-I from nearby towns? - Alathur (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Palakkad (district HQ)40 km by road - Palakkad (nearest town)40 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 Kizhakkencheri-I? 33 services counted by the Census are inside Kizhakkencheri-I; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt · 5 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 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 - ●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 - ●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 college10+ km · Kavassery - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)23 h summer · 23 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 Kizhakkencheri-I known for? The main crops are **paddy and banana**. Products made here include furniture. About 37% of the 5,612 hectares of village land is sown, and 114 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 Kizhakkencheri-I Of every 100 households in Kizhakkencheri-I in 2011, 95 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Kizhakkencheri-I · ■ Alathur rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **94% Toilet within the home ****93%** **89% No toilet (open defecation) ****6%** **10% Tap water ****58%** **58% Drinking water within premises ****77%** **72% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%** **24% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%** **76% Use banking services ****62%** **73% Television ****72%** **70% Mobile phone ****77%** **75% Computer with internet ****2%** **3% Two-wheeler ****22%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **5% None of these assets ****8%** **10% Own their home ****95%** **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 Kizhakkencheri-I? ■ Kizhakkencheri-I · ■ Alathur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****88.9%** **87.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1030** **1056 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****977** **973 Working population ****43.3%** **41.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.7% for men and 84.2% for women. 59% of men and 28% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,316 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,922 (29%) · **■** Household industry 165 (2%) · **■** Other work 4,830 (48%) · **■** Marginal 872 (9%) 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 Alathur - Melarcode26,155 people - Puducode21,733 people - Vadakkancheri-I20,973 people - Kuzhalmannam-I17,848 people - Kizhakkencheri-II17,584 people [All 29 villages in Alathur](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/palakkad/alathur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kizhakkencheri-I?678684 - How far is Kizhakkencheri-I from Palakkad?40 km by road - What is the population of Kizhakkencheri-I?23,344 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kizhakkencheri-I in?Palakkad district (Alathur sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Kizhakkencheri-I?88.9% (Census 2011)