# Palakkayam Village, Mannarkad, Palakkad (Kerala) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/palakkad/mannarkad/palakkayam/ Village · Mannarkad, Palakkad # Palakkayam Palakkayam is a village in Mannarkad sub-district of Palakkad district, Kerala, PIN code **678591**. The 2011 Census counted **7,512 people in 1,764 households**, the 21st largest of 24 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 88.4%. - 7,512people (2011) - 1,764households - 88.4%literacy - 678591PIN code ## Palakkayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Palakkayam is 678591.** Palakkayam falls in Mannarkad sub-district, Palakkad district, Kerala. - PIN code678591 - Gram panchayatThachampara, Kanjirampuzha, Karimba, Thenkara - Community development blockMannarkad - Census village code627615 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Palakkayam from nearby towns? - Mannarkad (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Palakkad (district HQ)35 km by road - Palakkad (nearest town)35 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 Palakkayam? 27 services counted by the Census are inside Palakkayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn 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 school5–10 km · Pottassery - ○Degree college10+ km · Mannarkkad - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kottopodam - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)23 h summer · 23 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 Palakkayam known for? The main crops are **rubber and coconut**. About 42% of the 9,732 hectares of village land is sown, and 37 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 Palakkayam Of every 100 households in Palakkayam in 2011, 77 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Palakkayam · ■ Mannarkad rural average Electricity for lighting ****77%** **86% Toilet within the home ****80%** **86% No toilet (open defecation) ****20%** **13% Tap water ****14%** **22% Drinking water within premises ****23%** **66% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **85% Use banking services ****64%** **69% Television ****56%** **59% Mobile phone ****73%** **76% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****12%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **6% None of these assets ****13%** **12% Own their home ****95%** **94% 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 Palakkayam? ■ Palakkayam · ■ Mannarkad rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****88.4%** **88.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1014** **1060 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****954** **965 Working population ****39.7%** **34.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.6% for men and 86.3% for women. 60% of men and 19% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 386 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 575 (19%) · **■** Household industry 7 (0%) · **■** Other work 1,687 (57%) · **■** Marginal 326 (11%) 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 Mannarkad - Kottoppadam-II11,351 people - Pottassery- II10,391 people - Kottathara10,195 people - Thachanattukara-II7,805 people - Sholayur7,012 people - Padavayal6,144 people - Pudur6,026 people [All 24 villages in Mannarkad](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/palakkad/mannarkad/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Palakkayam?678591 - How far is Palakkayam from Palakkad?35 km by road - What is the population of Palakkayam?7,512 (Census 2011) - Which district is Palakkayam in?Palakkad district (Mannarkad sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Palakkayam?88.4% (Census 2011)