# Kottukal Village, Neyyattinkara, Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/thiruvananthapuram/neyyattinkara/kottukal/ Village · Neyyattinkara, Thiruvananthapuram # Kottukal Kottukal is a village in Neyyattinkara sub-district of Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala, PIN code **695509**. The 2011 Census counted **46,915 people in 11,725 households**, the 1st largest of 18 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 90.5%. - 46,915people (2011) - 11,725households - 90.6%literacy - 695509PIN code ## Kottukal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kottukal is 695509.** Kottukal falls in Neyyattinkara sub-district, Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala. - PIN code695509 - Gram panchayatKottukal, Karumkulam, Balaramapuram - Community development blockNemom - Census village code628537 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kottukal from nearby towns? - Neyyattinkara (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Thiruvananthapuram (district HQ)32 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 Kottukal? 34 services counted by the Census are inside Kottukal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 9 govt · 4 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 9 govt · 4 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 4 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 private - ●Management instituteIn village · 1 private - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 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 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn 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 - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 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)22 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 Kottukal known for? The main crops are **coconut, paddy and tapioca**. Products made here include coir and handloom. About 90% of the 1,633 hectares of village land is sown, and 661 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 Kottukal Of every 100 households in Kottukal in 2011, 95 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Kottukal · ■ Neyyattinkara rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **94% Toilet within the home ****90%** **92% No toilet (open defecation) ****8%** **5% Tap water ****51%** **26% Drinking water within premises ****79%** **79% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%** **78% Use banking services ****64%** **62% Television ****77%** **74% Mobile phone ****65%** **66% Computer with internet ****4%** **3% Two-wheeler ****22%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **4% None of these assets ****11%** **10% Own their home ****93%** **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 Kottukal? ■ Kottukal · ■ Neyyattinkara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****90.6%** **90.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1022** **1041 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****938** **962 Working population ****40.4%** **40.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.4% for men and 88.9% for women. 58% of men and 24% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 460 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 777 (4%) · **■** Household industry 559 (3%) · **■** Other work 12,016 (63%) · **■** Marginal 5,132 (27%) 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 - Thirupuram38,351 people - Chenkal36,891 people - Maranalloor36,550 people - Kunnathukal33,274 people [All 18 villages in Neyyattinkara](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/thiruvananthapuram/neyyattinkara/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kottukal?695509 - How far is Kottukal from Thiruvananthapuram?32 km by road - What is the population of Kottukal?46,915 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kottukal in?Thiruvananthapuram district (Neyyattinkara sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Kottukal?90.6% (Census 2011)