# Kottangal Village, Mallappally, Pathanamthitta (Kerala) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/pathanamthitta/mallappally/kottangal/ Village · Mallappally, Pathanamthitta # Kottangal Kottangal is a village in Mallappally sub-district of Pathanamthitta district, Kerala, PIN code **686547**. The 2011 Census counted **17,174 people in 4,331 households**, the 3rd largest of 9 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 97.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 97.5%. - 17,174people (2011) - 4,331households - 97.2%literacy - 686547PIN code ## Kottangal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kottangal is 686547.** Kottangal falls in Mallappally sub-district, Pathanamthitta district, Kerala. - PIN code686547 - Gram panchayatMallappally, Kottangal - Community development blockMallappally - Census village code628306 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kottangal from nearby towns? - Mallappally (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Pathanamthitta (district HQ)35 km by road - Thiruvalla (nearest town)26 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 Kottangal? 29 services counted by the Census are inside Kottangal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 6 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 8 govt · 3 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 3 · 3 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn 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 - ●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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Anicad - ○Degree college10+ km · Kallooppara - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Mallappally - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, 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 Kottangal known for? The main crops are **rubber**. About 60% of the 2,342 hectares of village land is sown. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Kottangal Of every 100 households in Kottangal in 2011, 95 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 11 a car. ■ Kottangal · ■ Mallappally rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **96% Toilet within the home ****94%** **95% No toilet (open defecation) ****5%** **4% Tap water ****15%** **14% Drinking water within premises ****68%** **77% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%** **67% Use banking services ****82%** **81% Television ****80%** **81% Mobile phone ****86%** **81% Computer with internet ****6%** **6% Two-wheeler ****22%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****11%** **14% None of these assets ****3%** **3% Own their home ****94%** **94% 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 Kottangal? ■ Kottangal · ■ Mallappally rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****97.2%** **97.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1092** **1105 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****974** **975 Working population ****31.4%** **31.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 97.5% for men and 96.9% for women. 51% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 444 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 291 (5%) · **■** Household industry 101 (2%) · **■** Other work 3,524 (65%) · **■** Marginal 1,026 (19%) 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 Mallappally - Kunnamthanam20,573 people - Mallappally17,693 people - Kallooppara16,837 people - Anicad14,678 people - Perumpetty14,396 people - Puramattam14,069 people [All 9 villages in Mallappally](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/pathanamthitta/mallappally/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kottangal?686547 - How far is Kottangal from Pathanamthitta?35 km by road - What is the population of Kottangal?17,174 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kottangal in?Pathanamthitta district (Mallappally sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Kottangal?97.2% (Census 2011)