# Chenkal Village, Neyyattinkara, Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/thiruvananthapuram/neyyattinkara/chenkal/ Village · Neyyattinkara, Thiruvananthapuram # Chenkal Chenkal is a village in Neyyattinkara sub-district of Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala, PIN code **695127**. The 2011 Census counted **36,891 people in 9,549 households**, the 3rd largest of 18 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 90.5%. - 36,891people (2011) - 9,549households - 94.1%literacy - 695127PIN code ## Chenkal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chenkal is 695127.** Chenkal falls in Neyyattinkara sub-district, Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala. - PIN code695127 - Gram panchayatChenkal, Karode, Kulathoor - Community development blockParassala - Census village code628533 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chenkal from nearby towns? - Neyyattinkara (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Thiruvananthapuram (district HQ)25 km by road - Neyyattinkara (nearest town)8 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 Chenkal? 33 services counted by the Census are inside Chenkal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 9 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 9 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 5 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 3 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 3 · 2 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 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 - ●National highwayIn 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 - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kollayil - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)23 h summer · 22 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 Chenkal known for? The main crops are **coconut, paddy and rubber**. About 96% of the 1,937 hectares of village land is sown, and 598 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 Chenkal Of every 100 households in Chenkal in 2011, 96 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Chenkal · ■ Neyyattinkara rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **94% Toilet within the home ****95%** **92% No toilet (open defecation) ****4%** **5% Tap water ****16%** **26% Drinking water within premises ****82%** **79% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%** **78% Use banking services ****67%** **62% Television ****76%** **74% Mobile phone ****64%** **66% Computer with internet ****3%** **3% Two-wheeler ****23%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **4% None of these assets ****9%** **10% Own their home ****96%** **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 Chenkal? ■ Chenkal · ■ Neyyattinkara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****94.1%** **90.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1044** **1041 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****987** **962 Working population ****40.1%** **40.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 96.0% for men and 92.3% for women. 55% of men and 26% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 347 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 924 (6%) · **■** Household industry 257 (2%) · **■** Other work 7,251 (49%) · **■** Marginal 6,011 (41%) 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 Neyyattinkara - Kottukal46,915 people - Thirupuram38,351 people - Maranalloor36,550 people - Kunnathukal33,274 people - Kulathoor32,394 people - Karode31,918 people [All 18 villages in Neyyattinkara](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/thiruvananthapuram/neyyattinkara/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chenkal?695127 - How far is Chenkal from Thiruvananthapuram?25 km by road - What is the population of Chenkal?36,891 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chenkal in?Thiruvananthapuram district (Neyyattinkara sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Chenkal?94.1% (Census 2011)