Village · Alathur, Palakkad # Vadakkancheri-I Vadakkancheri-I is a village in Alathur sub-district of Palakkad district, Kerala, PIN code 678683. The 2011 Census counted 20,973 people in 4,876 households, the 4th largest of 29 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 87.0%. - 20,973 people (2011) - 4,876 households - 89.8% literacy - 678683 PIN code ## Vadakkancheri-I PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Vadakkancheri-I is 678683. Vadakkancheri-I falls in Alathur sub-district, Palakkad district, Kerala. - PIN code 678683 - Gram panchayat Vadakkancheri - Community development block Alathur - Census village code 627706 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Vadakkancheri-I from nearby towns? - Alathur (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road - Palakkad (district HQ) 32 km by road - Palakkad (nearest town) 32 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Vadakkancheri-I? 34 services counted by the Census are inside Vadakkancheri-I; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary school In village · 4 govt · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt · 2 private - ● Secondary school In village · 2 private - ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Degree college In village · 2 private - ● Management institute In village · 1 govt - ● Community health centre In village · 1 · 4 doctors - ● Health sub-centre In village · 3 · 3 doctors - ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Alternative medicine hospital In village · 2 · 3 doctors - ● Dispensary In village · 3 · 3 doctors - ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Post office In village - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● National highway In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● ATM In village - ● Commercial bank In village - ● Cooperative bank In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Chittur - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated 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. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Vadakkancheri-I known for? The main crops are rubber, paddy and arecanut. About 28% of the 2,113 hectares of village land is sown, and 312 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Vadakkancheri-I Of every 100 households in Vadakkancheri-I in 2011, 96 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 11 a car. ■ Vadakkancheri-I · ■ Alathur rural average - Electricity for lighting 96% 94% - Toilet within the home 93% 89% - No toilet (open defecation) 6% 10% - Tap water 47% 58% - Drinking water within premises 71% 72% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 34% 24% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 64% 76% - Use banking services 66% 73% - Television 79% 70% - Mobile phone 80% 75% - Computer with internet 5% 3% - Two-wheeler 26% 20% - Car / jeep / van 11% 5% - None of these assets 6% 10% - Own their home 88% 95% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Vadakkancheri-I? ■ Vadakkancheri-I · ■ Alathur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 89.8% 87.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1058 1056 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 881 973 - Working population 38.9% 41.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 94.0% for men and 86.0% for women. 57% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 437 (5%) · ■ Farm labourers 902 (11%) · ■ Household industry 156 (2%) · ■ Other work 5,666 (69%) · ■ Marginal 993 (12%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Alathur - Melarcode 26,155 people - Kizhakkencheri-I 23,344 people - Puducode 21,733 people - Kuzhalmannam-I 17,848 people - Kizhakkencheri-II 17,584 people - Kuthannur-I 17,471 people - Kavasseri-I 17,333 people All 29 villages in Alathur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vadakkancheri-I? 678683 - How far is Vadakkancheri-I from Palakkad? 32 km by road - What is the population of Vadakkancheri-I? 20,973 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vadakkancheri-I in? Palakkad district (Alathur sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Vadakkancheri-I? 89.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/palakkad/alathur/vadakkancheri-i/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.