# Sholayur Village, Mannarkad, Palakkad (Kerala) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/palakkad/mannarkad/sholayur/ Village · Mannarkad, Palakkad # Sholayur Sholayur is a village in Mannarkad sub-district of Palakkad district, Kerala, PIN code **678581**. The 2011 Census counted **7,012 people in 1,885 households**, the 22nd largest of 24 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 88.4%. - 7,012people (2011) - 1,885households - 71.4%literacy - 678581PIN code ## Sholayur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sholayur is 678581.** Sholayur falls in Mannarkad sub-district, Palakkad district, Kerala. - PIN code678581 - Gram panchayatSholayar - Community development blockAttappady - Census village code627613 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sholayur from nearby towns? - Mannarkad (sub-district HQ)65 km by road - Palakkad (district HQ)105 km by road - Coimbatore (nearest town)50 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 Sholayur? 24 services counted by the Census are inside Sholayur; 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 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 3 · 3 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn 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 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Agali - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kottathara - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Public library5–10 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)22 h summer · 22 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 Sholayur known for? The main crops are **coffee, tea and pepper**. About 25% of the 9,596 hectares of village land is sown, and 150 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 Sholayur Of every 100 households in Sholayur in 2011, 40 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Sholayur · ■ Mannarkad rural average Electricity for lighting ****40%** **86% Toilet within the home ****54%** **86% No toilet (open defecation) ****46%** **13% Tap water ****69%** **22% Drinking water within premises ****44%** **66% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **85% Use banking services ****62%** **69% Television ****27%** **59% Mobile phone ****45%** **76% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****3%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **6% None of these assets ****31%** **12% Own their home ****88%** **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 Sholayur? ■ Sholayur · ■ Mannarkad rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.4%** **88.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****999** **1060 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1040** **965 Working population ****53.9%** **34.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.8% for men and 66.1% for women. 63% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 449 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,213 (32%) · **■** Household industry 123 (3%) · **■** Other work 1,062 (28%) · **■** Marginal 930 (25%) 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 - Pottassery- II10,391 people - Kottathara10,195 people - Thachanattukara-II7,805 people - Palakkayam7,512 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 Sholayur?678581 - How far is Sholayur from Palakkad?105 km by road - What is the population of Sholayur?7,012 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sholayur in?Palakkad district (Mannarkad sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Sholayur?71.4% (Census 2011)