# Chalissery Village, Ottappalam, Palakkad (Kerala) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/palakkad/ottappalam/chalissery/ Village · Ottappalam, Palakkad # Chalissery Chalissery is a village in Ottappalam sub-district of Palakkad district, Kerala, PIN code **679536**. The 2011 Census counted **24,238 people in 5,352 households**, the 14th largest of 30 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 93.1%. - 24,238people (2011) - 5,352households - 91.7%literacy - 679536PIN code ## Chalissery PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chalissery is 679536.** Chalissery falls in Ottappalam sub-district, Palakkad district, Kerala. - PIN code679536 - Gram panchayatChalissery - Community development blockThrithala - Census village code627588 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chalissery from nearby towns? - Ottappalam (sub-district HQ)48 km by road - Palakkad (district HQ)80 km by road - Kunnamkulam (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 Chalissery? 33 services counted by the Census are inside Chalissery; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 7 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Medical collegeIn village · 1 private - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Koottanad - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kunnamkulam - ○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 and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)23 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 Chalissery known for? The main crops are **paddy and banana**. Products made here include rice and banana chips. About 95% of the 1,920 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,395 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 Chalissery Of every 100 households in Chalissery in 2011, 97 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Chalissery · ■ Ottappalam rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **96% Toilet within the home ****97%** **97% No toilet (open defecation) ****2%** **3% Tap water ****23%** **23% Drinking water within premises ****82%** **77% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%** **83% Use banking services ****66%** **77% Television ****75%** **70% Mobile phone ****84%** **82% Computer with internet ****4%** **4% Two-wheeler ****24%** **18% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **6% None of these assets ****4%** **6% Own their home ****94%** **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 Chalissery? ■ Chalissery · ■ Ottappalam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****91.7%** **93.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1130** **1107 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****971** **969 Working population ****31.7%** **30.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 94.0% for men and 89.7% for women. 50% of men and 15% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 372 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 785 (10%) · **■** Household industry 91 (1%) · **■** Other work 5,660 (74%) · **■** Marginal 786 (10%) 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 - Parudur26,638 people - Ambalapara - II24,889 people - Anakkara24,699 people - Ananganadi24,445 people - Chalavara23,466 people - Vilayur23,389 people - Vellinezhi20,168 people - Lakkidi-Perur- II19,459 people [All 30 villages in Ottappalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/palakkad/ottappalam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chalissery?679536 - How far is Chalissery from Palakkad?80 km by road - What is the population of Chalissery?24,238 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chalissery in?Palakkad district (Ottappalam sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Chalissery?91.7% (Census 2011)