# Vizhinjam Village, Neyyattinkara, Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/thiruvananthapuram/neyyattinkara/vizhinjam/ Village · Neyyattinkara, Thiruvananthapuram # Vizhinjam Vizhinjam is a village in Neyyattinkara sub-district of Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala, PIN code **695521**. The 2011 Census counted **20,714 people in 5,040 households**, the 13th largest of 18 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 90.5%. - 20,714people (2011) - 5,040households - 91.6%literacy - 695521PIN code ## Vizhinjam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vizhinjam is 695521.** Vizhinjam falls in Neyyattinkara sub-district, Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala. - PIN code695521 - Gram panchayatVizhinjam, Kottukal - Community development blockAthiyannur - Census village code628538 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vizhinjam from nearby towns? - Neyyattinkara (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Thiruvananthapuram (district HQ)16 km by road - Thiruvananthapuram (nearest town)12 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 Vizhinjam? 28 services counted by the Census are inside Vizhinjam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt · 6 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt · 3 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Management instituteIn village · 1 govt - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-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 - ●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 - ○Degree college10+ km · Thiruvananthapuram - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Kanjiramkulam - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ 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 Vizhinjam known for? The main crops are **coconut, banana and tapioca**. Products made here include ice plant, fish products and wood crafts. About 90% of the 794 hectares of village land is sown, and 118 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 Vizhinjam Of every 100 households in Vizhinjam in 2011, 95 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Vizhinjam · ■ Neyyattinkara rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **94% Toilet within the home ****96%** **92% No toilet (open defecation) ****4%** **5% Tap water ****38%** **26% Drinking water within premises ****78%** **79% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%** **78% Use banking services ****66%** **62% Television ****79%** **74% Mobile phone ****66%** **66% Computer with internet ****4%** **3% Two-wheeler ****25%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **4% None of these assets ****9%** **10% Own their home ****90%** **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 Vizhinjam? ■ Vizhinjam · ■ Neyyattinkara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****91.6%** **90.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1016** **1041 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****975** **962 Working population ****41.4%** **40.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.0% for men and 90.2% for women. 58% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 147 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 170 (2%) · **■** Household industry 92 (1%) · **■** Other work 5,597 (65%) · **■** Marginal 2,572 (30%) 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 - Karumkulam27,481 people - Kollayil25,428 people - Keezharoor23,998 people - Perumkadavila23,580 people - Ottasekharamangalam19,345 people - Anavoor14,667 people - Vazhichal10,353 people - Kallikkad9,413 people [All 18 villages in Neyyattinkara](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/thiruvananthapuram/neyyattinkara/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vizhinjam?695521 - How far is Vizhinjam from Thiruvananthapuram?16 km by road - What is the population of Vizhinjam?20,714 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vizhinjam in?Thiruvananthapuram district (Neyyattinkara sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Vizhinjam?91.6% (Census 2011)