# Mangalam Dam Village, Alathur, Palakkad (Kerala) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/palakkad/alathur/mangalam-dam/ Village · Alathur, Palakkad # Mangalam Dam Mangalam Dam is a village in Alathur sub-district of Palakkad district, Kerala, PIN code **678706**. The 2011 Census counted **6,012 people in 1,441 households**, the 29th largest of 29 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.0%. - 6,012people (2011) - 1,441households - 89.3%literacy - 678706PIN code ## Mangalam Dam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mangalam Dam is 678706.** Mangalam Dam falls in Alathur sub-district, Palakkad district, Kerala. - PIN code678706 - Gram panchayatVandazhi - Community development blockAlathur - Census village code627710 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mangalam Dam from nearby towns? - Alathur (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Palakkad (district HQ)50 km by road - Palakkad (nearest town)42 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 Mangalam Dam? 23 services counted by the Census are inside Mangalam Dam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn 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 - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kizhakkencheri-I - ○Degree college10+ km · Nenmara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kuzhalmannam - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 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 Mangalam Dam known for? The main crops are **rubber, pepper and paddy**. About 53% of the 3,000 hectares of village land is sown, and 72 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 Mangalam Dam Of every 100 households in Mangalam Dam in 2011, 89 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Mangalam Dam · ■ Alathur rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **94% Toilet within the home ****87%** **89% No toilet (open defecation) ****12%** **10% Tap water ****26%** **58% Drinking water within premises ****66%** **72% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%** **24% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%** **76% Use banking services ****71%** **73% Television ****69%** **70% Mobile phone ****84%** **75% Computer with internet ****3%** **3% Two-wheeler ****22%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **5% None of these assets ****6%** **10% Own their home ****92%** **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 Mangalam Dam? ■ Mangalam Dam · ■ Alathur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****89.3%** **87.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1014** **1056 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****859** **973 Working population ****41.7%** **41.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.4% for men and 87.3% for women. 59% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 224 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 306 (12%) · **■** Household industry 35 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,763 (70%) · **■** Marginal 178 (7%) 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 - Kannambra-II10,768 people - Kottayi-II9,383 people - Kuzhalmannam-II9,354 people - Kuthannur-II6,620 people [All 29 villages in Alathur](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/palakkad/alathur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mangalam Dam?678706 - How far is Mangalam Dam from Palakkad?50 km by road - What is the population of Mangalam Dam?6,012 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mangalam Dam in?Palakkad district (Alathur sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Mangalam Dam?89.3% (Census 2011)