# Vallanghy Village, Chittur, Palakkad (Kerala) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/palakkad/chittur/vallanghy/ Village · Chittur, Palakkad # Vallanghy Vallanghy is a village in Chittur sub-district of Palakkad district, Kerala, PIN code **678508**. The 2011 Census counted **17,804 people in 4,246 households**, the 7th largest of 28 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.0%. - 17,804people (2011) - 4,246households - 85.6%literacy - 678508PIN code ## Vallanghy PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vallanghy is 678508.** Vallanghy falls in Chittur sub-district, Palakkad district, Kerala. - PIN code678508 - Gram panchayatNemmara - Community development blockNemmara - Census village code627671 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vallanghy from nearby towns? - Chittur (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Palakkad (district HQ)28 km by road - Palakkad (nearest town)28 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 Vallanghy? 28 services counted by the Census are inside Vallanghy; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn 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 - ●ATMIn 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 - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nemmara - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Nenmara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Malampuzha - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ 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)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 Vallanghy known for? The main crops are **paddy, coconut and banana**. Products made here include khadi products and bricks. About 48% of the 2,174 hectares of village land is sown, and 823 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 Vallanghy Of every 100 households in Vallanghy in 2011, 94 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Vallanghy · ■ Chittur rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **89% Toilet within the home ****88%** **77% No toilet (open defecation) ****12%** **22% Tap water ****68%** **60% Drinking water within premises ****66%** **57% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****38%** **26% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****61%** **73% Use banking services ****84%** **71% Television ****75%** **67% Mobile phone ****77%** **70% Computer with internet ****3%** **2% Two-wheeler ****26%** **29% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **5% None of these assets ****8%** **12% Own their home ****93%** **91% 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 Vallanghy? ■ Vallanghy · ■ Chittur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.6%** **82.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1056** **1032 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****951** **967 Working population ****43.2%** **46.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.7% for men and 79.9% for women. 59% of men and 28% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 465 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,966 (26%) · **■** Household industry 132 (2%) · **■** Other work 4,445 (58%) · **■** Marginal 684 (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 Chittur - Nemmara18,745 people - Pattanchery18,712 people - Kollengode-I18,258 people - Elavancherry17,940 people - Vadakarapathy17,717 people - Vadavannur17,126 people - Muthalamada-II15,192 people - Nalleppilly14,361 people [All 28 villages in Chittur](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/palakkad/chittur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vallanghy?678508 - How far is Vallanghy from Palakkad?28 km by road - What is the population of Vallanghy?17,804 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vallanghy in?Palakkad district (Chittur sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Vallanghy?85.6% (Census 2011)