# Vellinezhi Village, Ottappalam, Palakkad (Kerala) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/palakkad/ottappalam/vellinezhi/ Village · Ottappalam, Palakkad # Vellinezhi Vellinezhi is a village in Ottappalam sub-district of Palakkad district, Kerala, PIN code **679503**. The 2011 Census counted **20,168 people in 4,967 households**, the 17th largest of 30 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 93.1%. - 20,168people (2011) - 4,967households - 93.4%literacy - 679503PIN code ## Vellinezhi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vellinezhi is 679503.** Vellinezhi falls in Ottappalam sub-district, Palakkad district, Kerala. - PIN code679503 - Gram panchayatVellinezhi, Pookkottukavu - Community development blockSreekrishnapuram - Census village code627573 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vellinezhi from nearby towns? - Ottappalam (sub-district HQ)32 km by road - Palakkad (district HQ)40 km by road - Ottappalam (nearest town)32 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 Vellinezhi? 31 services counted by the Census are inside Vellinezhi; 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 · 4 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 2 · 2 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 - ●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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Sreekrishnapuram - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Cherupulacherry - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, 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 Vellinezhi known for? The main crops are **paddy, coconut and banana**. About 88% of the 3,118 hectares of village land is sown, and 317 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 Vellinezhi Of every 100 households in Vellinezhi in 2011, 97 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Vellinezhi · ■ Ottappalam rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **96% Toilet within the home ****98%** **97% No toilet (open defecation) ****2%** **3% Tap water ****14%** **23% Drinking water within premises ****72%** **77% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%** **83% Use banking services ****87%** **77% Television ****72%** **70% Mobile phone ****83%** **82% Computer with internet ****4%** **4% Two-wheeler ****16%** **18% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **6% None of these assets ****6%** **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 Vellinezhi? ■ Vellinezhi · ■ Ottappalam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****93.4%** **93.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1074** **1107 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****914** **969 Working population ****36.5%** **30.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 95.6% for men and 91.4% for women. 56% of men and 19% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 518 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,647 (22%) · **■** Household industry 128 (2%) · **■** Other work 3,837 (52%) · **■** Marginal 1,239 (17%) 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 - Ananganadi24,445 people - Chalissery24,238 people - Chalavara23,466 people - Vilayur23,389 people - Lakkidi-Perur- II19,459 people - Karimpuzha-I19,287 people - Thirumittacode-I19,143 people - Kadampazhipuram-I16,003 people [All 30 villages in Ottappalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/palakkad/ottappalam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vellinezhi?679503 - How far is Vellinezhi from Palakkad?40 km by road - What is the population of Vellinezhi?20,168 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vellinezhi in?Palakkad district (Ottappalam sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Vellinezhi?93.4% (Census 2011)