# Vadakkancheri-II Village, Alathur, Palakkad (Kerala) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/palakkad/alathur/vadakkancheri-ii/ Village · Alathur, Palakkad # Vadakkancheri-II Vadakkancheri-II is a village in Alathur sub-district of Palakkad district, Kerala, PIN code **678682**. The 2011 Census counted **14,918 people in 3,502 households**, the 11th largest of 29 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.0%. - 14,918people (2011) - 3,502households - 86.8%literacy - 678682PIN code ## Vadakkancheri-II PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vadakkancheri-II is 678682.** Vadakkancheri-II falls in Alathur sub-district, Palakkad district, Kerala. - PIN code678682 - Gram panchayatVadakkancheri, Kannambra - Community development blockAlathur - Census village code627707 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vadakkancheri-II from nearby towns? - Alathur (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Palakkad (district HQ)31 km by road - Palakkad (nearest town)31 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 Vadakkancheri-II? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Vadakkancheri-II; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 - ●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 schoolunder 5 km · Vadakkancheri-I - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kavassery - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)24 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 Vadakkancheri-II known for? The main crops are **paddy, coconut and rubber**. About 75% of the 1,675 hectares of village land is sown, and 427 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 Vadakkancheri-II Of every 100 households in Vadakkancheri-II in 2011, 94 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Vadakkancheri-II · ■ Alathur rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **94% Toilet within the home ****92%** **89% No toilet (open defecation) ****7%** **10% Tap water ****65%** **58% Drinking water within premises ****68%** **72% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%** **24% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%** **76% Use banking services ****45%** **73% Television ****71%** **70% Mobile phone ****73%** **75% Computer with internet ****4%** **3% Two-wheeler ****18%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **5% None of these assets ****10%** **10% Own their home ****94%** **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 Vadakkancheri-II? ■ Vadakkancheri-II · ■ Alathur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****86.8%** **87.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1084** **1056 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****973** **973 Working population ****40.2%** **41.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.3% for men and 81.7% for women. 57% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 358 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,530 (26%) · **■** Household industry 81 (1%) · **■** Other work 3,213 (54%) · **■** Marginal 814 (14%) 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 - Kuthannur-I17,471 people - Kavasseri-I17,333 people - Erimayur-I15,319 people - Erimayur-II15,302 people - Thenkurissi-I14,429 people - Kannambra-I14,303 people - Tarur-II13,376 people - Vandazhi-I13,128 people [All 29 villages in Alathur](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/palakkad/alathur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vadakkancheri-II?678682 - How far is Vadakkancheri-II from Palakkad?31 km by road - What is the population of Vadakkancheri-II?14,918 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vadakkancheri-II in?Palakkad district (Alathur sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Vadakkancheri-II?86.8% (Census 2011)