# Vellanad Village, Nedumangad, Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/thiruvananthapuram/nedumangad/vellanad/ Village · Nedumangad, Thiruvananthapuram # Vellanad Vellanad is a village in Nedumangad sub-district of Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala, PIN code **695543**. The 2011 Census counted **28,667 people in 7,575 households**, the 5th largest of 24 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 92.2%. - 28,667people (2011) - 7,575households - 92.3%literacy - 695543PIN code ## Vellanad PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vellanad is 695543.** Vellanad falls in Nedumangad sub-district, Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala. - PIN code695543 - Gram panchayatVellanad - Community development blockVellanad - Census village code628500 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vellanad from nearby towns? - Nedumangad (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Thiruvananthapuram (district HQ)22 km by road - Nedumangad (nearest town)9 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 Vellanad? 29 services counted by the Census are inside Vellanad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 7 govt · 4 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 7 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Engineering collegeIn village · 1 private - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 6 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 - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn 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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Nedumangad - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Thiruvananthapuram - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated 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 Vellanad known for? The main crops are **banana, vegetables and coconut**. About 85% of the 2,182 hectares of village land is sown, and 404 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 Vellanad Of every 100 households in Vellanad in 2011, 92 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Vellanad · ■ Nedumangad rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **89% Toilet within the home ****94%** **91% No toilet (open defecation) ****4%** **8% Tap water ****19%** **17% Drinking water within premises ****83%** **83% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%** **78% Use banking services ****67%** **65% Television ****76%** **72% Mobile phone ****78%** **73% Computer with internet ****3%** **3% Two-wheeler ****26%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **6% None of these assets ****7%** **9% Own their home ****92%** **92% 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 Vellanad? ■ Vellanad · ■ Nedumangad rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****92.3%** **92.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1059** **1113 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****923** **970 Working population ****42.1%** **38.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 94.9% for men and 89.9% for women. 59% of men and 26% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 396 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 933 (8%) · **■** Household industry 197 (2%) · **■** Other work 7,812 (65%) · **■** Marginal 2,732 (23%) 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 Nedumangad - Aruvikkara33,909 people - Tholicode31,784 people - Anad31,687 people - Pangode29,039 people - Veeranakavu26,384 people - Aryanad26,361 people - Nellanad25,981 people - Kallara25,844 people [All 24 villages in Nedumangad](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/thiruvananthapuram/nedumangad/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vellanad?695543 - How far is Vellanad from Thiruvananthapuram?22 km by road - What is the population of Vellanad?28,667 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vellanad in?Thiruvananthapuram district (Nedumangad sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Vellanad?92.3% (Census 2011)