# Vilayur Village, Ottappalam, Palakkad (Kerala) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/palakkad/ottappalam/vilayur/ Village · Ottappalam, Palakkad # Vilayur Vilayur is a village in Ottappalam sub-district of Palakkad district, Kerala, PIN code **679309**. The 2011 Census counted **23,389 people in 4,792 households**, the 16th largest of 30 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 93.1%. - 23,389people (2011) - 4,792households - 93.3%literacy - 679309PIN code ## Vilayur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vilayur is 679309.** Vilayur falls in Ottappalam sub-district, Palakkad district, Kerala. - PIN code679309 - Gram panchayatVilayur - Community development blockPattambi - Census village code627569 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vilayur from nearby towns? - Ottappalam (sub-district HQ)38 km by road - Palakkad (district HQ)70 km by road - Shoranur (nearest town)20 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 Vilayur? 27 services counted by the Census are inside Vilayur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 7 govt · 3 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Valanchery - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vaniamkulam - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated 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 Vilayur known for? The main crops are **paddy, rubber and tapioca**. About 26% of the 1,778 hectares of village land is sown, and 61 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 Vilayur Of every 100 households in Vilayur in 2011, 97 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Vilayur · ■ Ottappalam rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **96% Toilet within the home ****98%** **97% No toilet (open defecation) ****1%** **3% Tap water ****34%** **23% Drinking water within premises ****76%** **77% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **83% Use banking services ****75%** **77% Television ****67%** **70% Mobile phone ****86%** **82% Computer with internet ****3%** **4% Two-wheeler ****18%** **18% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **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 Vilayur? ■ Vilayur · ■ Ottappalam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****93.3%** **93.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1159** **1107 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****957** **969 Working population ****26.7%** **30.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 95.2% for men and 91.6% for women. 46% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 397 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 835 (13%) · **■** Household industry 133 (2%) · **■** Other work 3,960 (63%) · **■** Marginal 931 (15%) 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 - Anakkara24,699 people - Ananganadi24,445 people - Chalissery24,238 people - Chalavara23,466 people - Vellinezhi20,168 people - Lakkidi-Perur- II19,459 people - Karimpuzha-I19,287 people - Thirumittacode-I19,143 people [All 30 villages in Ottappalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/palakkad/ottappalam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vilayur?679309 - How far is Vilayur from Palakkad?70 km by road - What is the population of Vilayur?23,389 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vilayur in?Palakkad district (Ottappalam sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Vilayur?93.3% (Census 2011)