# Koppam Village, Ottappalam, Palakkad (Kerala) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Ottappalam, Palakkad 

# Koppam

Koppam is a village in Ottappalam sub-district of Palakkad district, Kerala, PIN code **679307**. The 2011 Census counted **30,169 people in 6,103 households**, the 6th largest of 30 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 93.1%.

- 30,169people (2011)
- 6,103households
- 94.0%literacy
- 679307PIN code

## Koppam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Koppam is 679307.** Koppam falls in Ottappalam sub-district, Palakkad district, Kerala.

- PIN code679307
- Gram panchayatKoppam
- Community development blockPattambi
- Census village code627585

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Koppam from nearby towns?

- Ottappalam (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Palakkad (district HQ)77 km by road
- Shoranur (nearest town)25 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 Koppam?

28 services counted by the Census are inside Koppam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 8 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Degree 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
- ●DispensaryIn village · 2 · 2 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kunnamkulam
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Koppam known for?

The main crops are **paddy, vegetables and coconut**. About 67% of the 2,585 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 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 Koppam

Of every 100 households in Koppam in 2011, 98 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Koppam · ■ Ottappalam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**97%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**3%

Tap water ****31%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****87%**

**77%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%**

**16%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**83%

Use banking services ****75%**

**77%

Television ****74%**

**70%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**6%

None of these assets ****4%**

**6%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Koppam?

■ Koppam · ■ Ottappalam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****94.0%**

**93.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1081**

**1107

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****995**

**969

Working population ****28.2%**

**30.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.8% for men and 92.3% for women. 48% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 537 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 944 (11%) · **■** Household industry 238 (3%) · **■** Other work 5,566 (66%) · **■** Marginal 1,209 (14%)

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

- Cherpulacherry34,899 people
- Thiruvegapura33,942 people
- Pattithara33,157 people
- Kappur31,337 people
- Vallapuzha28,018 people
- Kulukkallur27,971 people
- Nagalassery27,606 people
- Parudur26,638 people

[All 30 villages in Ottappalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/palakkad/ottappalam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Koppam?679307
- How far is Koppam from Palakkad?77 km by road
- What is the population of Koppam?30,169 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Koppam in?Palakkad district (Ottappalam sub-district), Kerala
- What is the literacy rate of Koppam?94.0% (Census 2011)
