# Chalavara Village, Ottappalam, Palakkad (Kerala) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/palakkad/ottappalam/chalavara/ Village · Ottappalam, Palakkad # Chalavara Chalavara is a village in Ottappalam sub-district of Palakkad district, Kerala, PIN code **679505**. The 2011 Census counted **23,466 people in 5,116 households**, the 15th largest of 30 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 93.1%. - 23,466people (2011) - 5,116households - 92.1%literacy - 679505PIN code ## Chalavara PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chalavara is 679505.** Chalavara falls in Ottappalam sub-district, Palakkad district, Kerala. - PIN code679505 - Gram panchayatChalavara - Community development blockOttappalam - Census village code627583 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chalavara from nearby towns? - Ottappalam (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Palakkad (district HQ)45 km by road - Shoranur (nearest town)10 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 Chalavara? 28 services counted by the Census are inside Chalavara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 7 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn 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 - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Shoranur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated 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 Chalavara known for? The main crops are **coconut**. Products made here include coconut oil. About 71% of the 2,790 hectares of village land is sown, and 863 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 Chalavara Of every 100 households in Chalavara in 2011, 96 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Chalavara · ■ Ottappalam rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **96% Toilet within the home ****95%** **97% No toilet (open defecation) ****4%** **3% Tap water ****36%** **23% Drinking water within premises ****74%** **77% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%** **83% Use banking services ****82%** **77% Television ****66%** **70% Mobile phone ****81%** **82% Computer with internet ****3%** **4% Two-wheeler ****13%** **18% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **6% None of these assets ****7%** **6% Own their home ****96%** **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 Chalavara? ■ Chalavara · ■ Ottappalam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****92.1%** **93.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1115** **1107 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****992** **969 Working population ****33.3%** **30.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 94.4% for men and 90.1% for women. 52% of men and 16% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 578 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,566 (20%) · **■** Household industry 178 (2%) · **■** Other work 4,614 (59%) · **■** Marginal 867 (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 Ottappalam - Ambalapara - II24,889 people - Anakkara24,699 people - Ananganadi24,445 people - Chalissery24,238 people - Vilayur23,389 people - Vellinezhi20,168 people - Lakkidi-Perur- II19,459 people - Karimpuzha-I19,287 people [All 30 villages in Ottappalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/palakkad/ottappalam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chalavara?679505 - How far is Chalavara from Palakkad?45 km by road - What is the population of Chalavara?23,466 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chalavara in?Palakkad district (Ottappalam sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Chalavara?92.1% (Census 2011)