# Vandithavalam Village, Chittur, Palakkad (Kerala) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/palakkad/chittur/vandithavalam/ Village · Chittur, Palakkad # Vandithavalam Vandithavalam is a village in Chittur sub-district of Palakkad district, Kerala, PIN code **678953**. The 2011 Census counted **12,531 people in 2,925 households**, the 14th largest of 28 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.0%. - 12,531people (2011) - 2,925households - 83.5%literacy - 678953PIN code ## Vandithavalam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vandithavalam is 678953.** Vandithavalam falls in Chittur sub-district, Palakkad district, Kerala. - PIN code678953 - Gram panchayatPerumatty - Community development blockChittur - Census village code627667 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vandithavalam from nearby towns? - Chittur (sub-district HQ)11 km by road - Palakkad (district HQ)20 km by road - Chittur-Thathamangalam (nearest town)12 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 Vandithavalam? 25 services counted by the Census are inside Vandithavalam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Pattanchery - ○Degree college5–10 km · Chittur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Chittur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 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 Vandithavalam known for? The main crops are **paddy, coconut and ground nut**. Products made here include khadi products, tiles and hollow bricks. About 76% of the 1,534 hectares of village land is sown, and 883 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 Vandithavalam Of every 100 households in Vandithavalam in 2011, 92 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Vandithavalam · ■ Chittur rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **89% Toilet within the home ****83%** **77% No toilet (open defecation) ****16%** **22% Tap water ****28%** **60% Drinking water within premises ****67%** **57% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%** **26% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%** **73% Use banking services ****79%** **71% Television ****69%** **67% Mobile phone ****74%** **70% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****31%** **29% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **5% None of these assets ****10%** **12% Own their home ****96%** **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 Vandithavalam? ■ Vandithavalam · ■ Chittur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.5%** **82.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988** **1032 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****946** **967 Working population ****45.7%** **46.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.8% for men and 78.1% for women. 61% of men and 30% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 389 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,610 (28%) · **■** Household industry 34 (1%) · **■** Other work 2,197 (38%) · **■** Marginal 1,493 (26%) 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 - Muthalamada-II15,192 people - Nalleppilly14,361 people - Thekkedesom13,108 people - Valiyavallampathy12,864 people - Kozhinjampara12,311 people - Kozhipathy12,265 people - Kollengode-II11,329 people - Thiruvazhiyad10,794 people [All 28 villages in Chittur](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/palakkad/chittur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vandithavalam?678953 - How far is Vandithavalam from Palakkad?20 km by road - What is the population of Vandithavalam?12,531 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vandithavalam in?Palakkad district (Chittur sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Vandithavalam?83.5% (Census 2011)