# Vallapuzha Village, Ottappalam, Palakkad (Kerala) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/palakkad/ottappalam/vallapuzha/ Village · Ottappalam, Palakkad # Vallapuzha Vallapuzha is a village in Ottappalam sub-district of Palakkad district, Kerala, PIN code **679336**. The 2011 Census counted **28,018 people in 5,282 households**, the 7th largest of 30 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 93.1%. - 28,018people (2011) - 5,282households - 93.9%literacy - 679336PIN code ## Vallapuzha PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vallapuzha is 679336.** Vallapuzha falls in Ottappalam sub-district, Palakkad district, Kerala. - PIN code679336 - Gram panchayatVallapuzha - Community development blockPattambi - Census village code627584 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vallapuzha from nearby towns? - Ottappalam (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Palakkad (district HQ)56 km by road - Shoranur (nearest town)15 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 Vallapuzha? 30 services counted by the Census are inside Vallapuzha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 7 govt · 5 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 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 - ●Family welfare centreIn 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 - ●Railway stationIn 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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Koppam - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Palakkad - ○Allopathic hospital10+ 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 Vallapuzha known for? The main crops are **coconut**. Products made here include leather bags. About 88% of the 2,164 hectares of village land is sown, and 570 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 Vallapuzha Of every 100 households in Vallapuzha in 2011, 97 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Vallapuzha · ■ Ottappalam rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **96% Toilet within the home ****96%** **97% No toilet (open defecation) ****2%** **3% Tap water ****16%** **23% Drinking water within premises ****79%** **77% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **83% Use banking services ****80%** **77% Television ****68%** **70% Mobile phone ****82%** **82% Computer with internet ****3%** **4% Two-wheeler ****21%** **18% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **6% None of these assets ****5%** **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 Vallapuzha? ■ Vallapuzha · ■ Ottappalam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****93.9%** **93.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1087** **1107 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****964** **969 Working population ****24.7%** **30.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 95.6% for men and 92.4% for women. 45% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 471 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 682 (10%) · **■** Household industry 62 (1%) · **■** Other work 4,290 (62%) · **■** Marginal 1,410 (20%) 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 - Thiruvegapura33,942 people - Pattithara33,157 people - Kappur31,337 people - Koppam30,169 people - Kulukkallur27,971 people - Nagalassery27,606 people - Parudur26,638 people - Ambalapara - II24,889 people [All 30 villages in Ottappalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/palakkad/ottappalam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vallapuzha?679336 - How far is Vallapuzha from Palakkad?56 km by road - What is the population of Vallapuzha?28,018 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vallapuzha in?Palakkad district (Ottappalam sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Vallapuzha?93.9% (Census 2011)